The decision by the Commerce Department to block sales to Fujian Jinhua may be in the longer-term best interests of the United States.
Alun Davies says that longer term the best solution for S4C would be for it to be directly funded by the BBC licence fee, rather than government grant, to give it a degree of independence.
"All of the time you're thinking of the longer term, handing on the best to the next generation," he said.
But even if things are "normalish" for Azimo's day to day business, the looming reality of Brexit is forcing Kent and his team to consider how they might need to restructure for the longer term — in order to best serve what is now set to become two market entities, rather than one, in the not too distant future.
But even if things are "normalish" for Azimo's day to day business, the looming reality of Brexit is forcing Kent and his team to consider how they might need to restructure for the longer term — in order to best serve what is now set to become two market entities, rather than one, in the not too distant future.
In the longer term, social audit is best run by a third party, perhaps a civil society organisation or university.
For the medium and longer term, Labour is considering the best way to expand, reform and improve good, affordable childcare.
From several longer term studies weight loss is best in the short term (6 months) and poorer in the longer term (1-2 years).
In the short term this feels like hard work but in the longer term, as some of the best school in poor areas have shown, it means that children arrive in school ready to learn and that teachers have their work reinforced by parents and community leaders.
They work best for longer term planning over weeks or months.
Once again, it's best for longer term savings and not an emergency fund.
