Every line a laff, but do we believe this farrago of misinformation, theorising, one-off terms and a level of "definition" based on a count of thumbs up and down?
All too often the focus has been on the one-off, short term and tactical.
Although they are often described as one-off short term loans, costing an average of £25 per £100 for 30 days, it said up to half of payday lenders' revenue came from loans that last for a longer period.
Despite the poor performances in many of its markets the Belgium-based company argued "the third quarter was a one-off in terms of [underlying earnings] performance" and said it is "not reflective of expected future trends for the business".
That is why, in the words of one senior Japanese diplomat: "We need to play our own part in ensuring the pivot is not a sort of one-off, short-term policy".Japan is revising its joint-defence guidelines with America to foster "seamless and effective" co-ordination between the two countries' armed forces in areas such as logistics, intelligence, missile defence and cyber-warfare.
The Miranda case may well prove a one-off in terms of breaching press freedom, but the continuing use of schedule 7 powers is likely to prove an ongoing source of concern if counter-terrorism officers operate without sufficient regard for the liberties of innocent people.
Counsellors can see a student on a one-off or longer-term basis and can refer a child on to a GP or a personal tutor if they need to.
If a one-off or short term intervention can have a life-changing impact on a student, what would the potential benefits of a sustained, long-term commitment look like?
No pious Muslim, it is reckoned, would desert him at this time.As Mr Gul ponders his next move, so too will the country's president, Suleyman Demirel, who is seeking to extend his one-off, seven-year term in office, due to expire in May.
Although Sweeney Todd will be a one-off, the longer term aim is for the ENO to stage fully-produced musicals which will transfer in to West End theatres, thus providing valuable income for a company which was one of the biggest losers in the last Arts Council England funding round, seeing its money cut by £5m to £12.4m.
