And I'll admit there's a tiresomely predictable school of thought that suggests Jerry must be a lot more excited about the mid-to-long-term future (cf The Paperwork).
Ultimately with the transport fuel industry remaining to be fuelled by hydrocarbons for the foreseeable future, biofuels will need to contribute as well as complement our current fuel mix as part of a larger mission to diversify our global transport system within the mid-to long-term future.
Increasing differences in the male/female ratio at birth could lead, in a mid-to-long-term future, to a deficit in male population and probably cause social problems.
The mid- to long-term future is ours.
Especially with a referendum that, like all referendums, will be influenced more by short-term populism and emotions (anti-immigrant, anti-Cameron, anti-Corbyn, anti-bureaucracy etc) rather than any reflective, rational decision-making on the nation's mid- to long-term future.
We may be heavily "loss averse," but only in the short run: a long list of experiments have shown that completely distinct parts of the brain are activated if the potential loss lies in the mid- or long-term future, making us more susceptible to the siren song of the LCD TV or McMansion.
For the mid- or long-term future, the assumption of constant structures becomes a pitfall that can create illusions.
Any other methodology of decision support for mid- and long-term future choices supposedly will have comparable difficulties anticipating developments.
This is due to the facts that model inherent simplifications and generalisations perform error propagation, and that assumptions regarding mid- or long-term future are uncertain.
The study identified potential barriers and related strategic orientations in order to assure the recycling of C&D waste in the mid- and long-term future.
Yet for Laikipia, it warrants consideration as to whether these employment lines are sustainable for the mid- to long-term future, particularly if animal-caretaking jobs fully replace animal-ownership practices.
