My job is to prolong his career. I hope he has a lot of good years left, especially with the recruits we have coming in.
The prolonged sluggish performance in exports is unwelcome because exports are another area of the economy that needs to improve, given the slowdown in the domestic economy.
The prolonged nature of the storm could increase the threat of coastal erosion.
The prolonged drama probably explains why markets have not done much of anything in response to the news. Participants have perhaps concluded that things will take a lot longer to come to a head -- if they do at all.
Trade barriers do not address competitiveness problems. Barriers do not create incentives to restructure, consolidate, reform, and innovate. (Tariffs will) increase the likelihood of a prolonged economic recession through inflationary prices.
Toyota has the right product, right image, and right distribution system. The consumer mindset has permanently changed already because of the prolonged nature of high gas prices.
Constraints in labor markets generally result in higher inflation, which would be met by a prolonged rate-hiking campaign by the Fed.
Political and social events must also be effective, but not in a very obvious fashion. But political confusion and prolonged peace undoubtedly affect creative thought but whether they respectively hinder or help it is not at all certain.
Given the prolonged work stoppage and the league's TV ratings history, no financial model even remotely supports the contract terms offered.
We cannot risk the harm that a prolonged separation might create,