Sentence examples similar to fix for a long term from inspiring English sources

To him "this is a short term fix to a long term problem".

A large part of the deficit will be filled with $6.2 billion in federal stimulus money — the very definition of a short-term fix for a long-term problem.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer describes the Cancer Drugs Fund as "a short-term fix for a long-term problem" adding that "the long-term solution is now long overdue".

Still, this is a short-term fix for a long-term problem for a much-needed charity that has been teetering on the brink of closure for months.

Go for a long term mortgage loan.

"We might go in and fix the heating or take care of a lead-paint violation, but not get the underlying problems fixed for the long term".

He said the plan "involved difficult decisions about spending, about getting our deficit down" but claimed: "We are on the right track, we should stick to that track, recovering our economy getting jobs for our people and over time really fixing for the long term the mess we were left in the public finances".

The criticism often levelled at governments when it comes to road repairs is that they plump for the quick-fix rather than a long-term strategy.

Is this a long term or a short term fix?

But Women's Aid and Refuge, which both run networks of safe houses across the country, warn that the cash is only a short-term fix, and are calling for a long-term ring-fenced funding solution.

"We have heard that a deal is close for the last two years and what we need is no short-term fix but a long-term solution".