As a result, Beijing has found itself fighting on two very different fronts at the same time: the severe short-term problems posed by the stimulus programme and the long-term imperative of a structural shift.
A long-term imperative but a short-term challenge.
But when the markets fell, some of those technocrats were torn between long-term political imperatives (reform in order to avoid stagnation) and short-term political needs (stop the hemorrhaging before it provokes discontent).
Prevention of relapse is a long-term therapeutic imperative, but the impact of therapy on quality of life (QOL) also needs to be taken into consideration when planning treatment strategies.
For more targeted management of endometriosis, we should study dietary (nutritional and functional) interventions, generally recognized as safe (GRAS) compounds, and repurposing of established pharmaceuticals as well as novel compounds for efficacy but all must also be assessed with this long-term safety imperative in mind.
For the economy to prosper over the long-term, it is imperative that people become more informed about, connected to, and included in intelligent production and consumption.
Furthermore, interventions that focus on the long-term future are imperative to combat the menace threatening human lives.
The characterization of thief zone, which evolves from long-term waterflooding, has become imperative in the enhanced oil recovery process.
Developing long-term careers became less imperative; other than Mr. Timberlake and Ms. Aguilera, few from that time have survived and prospered.
In light of these significant ecosystem services, refining our understanding of how these functions are affected by landscape evolution, weather variability, and long-term climate change is imperative.
