So the emphasis really is on the "long-term" earning potential of VR — say five or even ten years hence.
People who have good incomes, good credit and secure employment make spending decisions based on their long-term earning power rather than the size of their latest paycheck.
That's because many people tend to base their spending not on their long-term earning potential or on their assets but on what they think of as their current income, an amount best defined by what's in their regular paycheck.
Rich argues that value-for-money can be measured against many factors, including student experience (living conditions, extra-curricular activities and pastoral care, for example), long-term earning potential, health and happiness.
Even without a Cisco certification, it's impossible to tell how far Dan could go in the high-tech job market, where brain sweat and elbow grease are still the best predictors of long-term earning potential.
Even if Japan does suffer a Chernobyl-style radiation leak, it won't have much impact on the long-term earning power of companies such as Toyota, Sony, and Hitachi, some of which have announced they are suspending production at Japanese plants hit by power outages.
The nomenclature employed in Blackstone's recent quarterly report is foreign and pretentious, precluding a sharp penciled fix on near-term and long-term earning power.
The company may, indeed, have to add to a reserve to cover its tort liability, but long-term earning power is not endangered.
The two real estate veterans were convinced that, based on its long-term earning potential, their industry stood on solid ground.
Chemical engineering graduate student Richard Pampuro suffered permanent, disabling damage to his right hand and, one supposes, harm to his finances from two operations and extensive physical therapy, and possibly to his long-term earning potential after glass from a shattered bottle pierced his arm, severing tendons and an artery.
Statistically, a college education improves your long-term earning potential.
