For one thing, political leaders from both parties have first and foremost appealed to potential campaign contributors, and in particular, corporations with durable interests and deep pockets.
Durable career interests are thought to result from positive self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectations.
Within a globalized system, the ties of individual academics to institutions may be considered 'tactical' in terms of more or less durable mutual interests rather than de facto alliances determined by geographical requirements and labor market constraints.
Both understood that for centuries the English Channel has been a formidable geopolitical barrier to a durable sharing of interests between Britain and France.
"I think the implicit assumption here is that the impact on long-term interest rates is durable," he said.
Finance and health care are two separate issues, of course, but in both cases we're making the common mistake of digging in durable political protections for special interest groups.
They say that household spending on long-lasting expensive items, known as durable goods, will weaken as interest rates rise and that companies, still suffering from their binge in the late 90's, will not continue to invest in new factories and equipment at a healthy pace.
It is of great interest to create durable surfaces with the so-called "Lotus effect" for many important applications.
And while we're teaching, we should also be learning, understanding the concerns of other community organizations and developing durable bonds based on mutual interest, not momentary convenience.
Due to its long half-life (1.6 × 107 a) and concerns for involvement in human metabolic processes, durable waste forms are of great interest and research focus.
