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With low accountability, highly compensated individuals will choose the path of longest-term funding over good solutions I suspect one case in point are NGOs in Haiti, which deploy money notoriously slowly.
The 'Business' of International Aid Jonathan Starr 2011
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But in the case of Olympus, the interests of shareholders seeking long-term appreciation of their investment may be most closely aligned with the longest-term stakeholders of all: Olympus employees.
The Way to Save Olympus Ethan Devine 2012
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For those who do trade, and even the longest-term investor must trade once in a while, the merger of the exchanges may well bring costs down a bit lower.
New Twist Is Added to an Age-Old Saga Jason Zweig 2011
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At what age did you make friends with the person who is currently your longest-term friend?
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(The longest-term goal should be to redensify our cities so we can deal with the end of the oil era.)
Matthew Yglesias » The Endless Dream of Re-inflating the Bubble 2009
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It was only supposed to be a year-long campaign, said one of Amnesty's longest-term supporters, Dan Jones, 71.
Amnesty International marks 50 years of fighting for free speech 2011
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Clive Donner , managing director of Perth-based investment house LinQ and one of Riversdale's largest and longest-term shareholders, said the steelmaker may be trying to raise its influence in the event of a takeover.
Rio Tinto Extends Riversdale Offer As CSN Raises Stake David Fickling 2011
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"Some of our longest-term workers who have the most skill in handling rare furniture, Picassos, Old Master paintings—who really know the packing and the crating—they're talking about eliminating those jobs," he said.
Sotheby's, Handlers Aim To Close Deal Erica Orden 2011
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Whitney is one of Warrenville's longest-term inmates and the secret she holds not only keeps her locked up in prison, but also locked up and unable to heal on the inside.
Tabby Biddle: Girls on the Wall: The Power of a Girl's Story 2010
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In the Washington area, only workers in the District, where unemployment is 10.4 percent -- well above the 9.5 percent national rate -- qualify for the longest-term unemployment benefits.
No extension of unemployment benefits in sight for the long-term jobless 2010
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