But the longest term handed down to date had been four years.
If he had played a discreet, long-term hand rather than force the issue, could he have cleaned up the company more effectively and kept his job?
In the long-term, Hand's decision proved a landmark in the history of free speech in the country.
Finally, tenosynovial invasion is associated with an increased tendon-rupture rate and a poor prognosis for long-term hand function [ 8- 10].
In May, two were jailed for 35 and 30 years, previously the longest terms handed down.
As I wrote before, "if nutrient content is how organic foods will be weighed and measured by American shoppers, it is time for some long-term, hands-in-the-dirt research to really find out how organic and conventional foods stack up".
Would they really back Moyes for the long term by handing him a transfer kitty worth as much as £100m to invest in rebuilding the squad?
Thinking long term usually goes hand in hand with a low turnover of a portfolio.
Further studies are needed to identify strategies for continued long term maintenance of hand hygiene compliance.
It is the longest jail term handed down for insider trading, and would have been longer except for Mr Rajaratnam's advanced diabetes, which the judge took into consideration.
The much-admired Long Term Capital Management fund handed back almost $3 billion last September.Why?
