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  • They were my long-view history through the winding corridors of education, the stuff my dreams of teaching and writing were made of, the ideas and insights on which I had grown up and become a woman, a mother, a critic.

    Home Is Where… « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • They were my long-view history through the winding corridors of education, the stuff my dreams of teaching and writing were made of, the ideas and insights on which I had grown up and become a woman, a mother, a critic.

    2009 February « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

  • My hypothetical president would probably be as center right as Obama is center left but, political spectrums aside, he would possess the same long-view of government and reform, the same abiding respect for our institutions and their elected officials.

    Andrew Sargus Klein: Elena Kagan and the Limits of Executive Power Andrew Sargus Klein 2010

  • Because judges have life-tenure, and are therefore substantially insulated from the whims and demands of the majority, and because judges are trained to take the long-view and to bring a more dispassionate perspective to the often vexing task of interpreting and enforcing our liberties, the Framers hoped they could act as an effective restraint on majority will in the realm of our most fundamental freedoms.

    Geoffrey R. Stone: Perry : A Case of Simple Justice 2010

  • New York being a merciful, long-view kind of place, the city reacted as if "Mad Men" were cancelled.

    For the Jets, the Talk Gets Walked 2010

  • But the Chinese take the long-view and are extraordinarily patient.

    Korea heating up 2010

  • And Obama's long-view analysis could be correct: History may show that the Deepwater Horizon fiasco marked a turning point in American attitudes towards energy and environmental concerns.

    Christopher Chabris: Obama and the Oil Spill: In the Abstract Christopher Chabris 2010

  • "As hard as it's going to be for us," says Mr. Houser, "if you take the long-view perspective and these companies that are giving our industry a bad name aren't around a year from now, it becomes very hard to criticize an industry that is not charging fees until and unless they get results."

    Sorting Out Debt-Relief Promises 2010

  • In turn, that means placing the constitution front and centre and making the argument that recessions come and go but the long-view is what really matters.

    An Open Letter to Alex Salmond 2009

  • In turn, that means placing the constitution front and centre and making the argument that recessions come and go but the long-view is what really matters.

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

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