Known as long-term potentiation or LTP, it describes the way that the synapse changes with repeated firing. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry of Calm] Reference
It could foster protectionism and long-term poverty. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Jobs Question] Reference
Health care is the nation's most serious long-term problem. From Wordnik.com. [America’s Fatal Flaw] Reference
The long-term implications of this trend may be troublesome. From Wordnik.com. [Playing The New Admissions Game] Reference
Ford's long-term bonds are selling for 25 cents on the dollar. From Wordnik.com. [Can Ford Pull Ahead?] Reference
You have to be around long enough for the long-term trend to help you. From Wordnik.com. [Reality Bites] Reference
I realize that this is a long-term investment, but when is enough enough?. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Tip Sheet] Reference
To stimulate investment I would propose a long-term capitalgains tax cut. From Wordnik.com. [Question For The Candidates:] Reference
"But it is the long-term objective that is vital, and that is to spread freedom.". From Wordnik.com. [The Oval: The Honeymoon Is Over] Reference
AT&T is borrowing more long-term money in a single year than any other company in history. From Wordnik.com. [At&Amp;T's Golden Boy] Reference
Fund managers like him, he says, just can't afford the long-term horizon of a Warren Buffett. From Wordnik.com. [A Really Big Mac] Reference
Many Afghans see no hope without a long-term international commitment to rebuild their country. From Wordnik.com. ['Please Don't Forget Us'] Reference
The greatest long-term threat to RIM and all the other software players, though, may be Microsoft. From Wordnik.com. [Blackberry: Bring It On!] Reference
In 1985 Carolco signed a long-term distribution arrangement with Tri-Star and in 1986 went public. From Wordnik.com. [From Rambo To Riches] Reference
But while long-term deflation is bad for stockholders and creditors, it's fabulous for bondholders. From Wordnik.com. [Reality Bites] Reference
That's horrible, unless you consider that GM's long-term bonds are going for 18 cents on the dollar. From Wordnik.com. [Can Ford Pull Ahead?] Reference
Outside of war, democracies are notoriously poor at sacrificing in the short term for long-term gain. From Wordnik.com. [Candidates Think Flip-Flopping is the Only Way to Win Elections] Reference
In 1989 lawmakers passed long-term care for seniors paid for by a surcharge on their Medicare premiums. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to Health-Care Reform] Reference
We've come through a two-year bear market in the emerging markets, and the long-term potential is there. From Wordnik.com. [Guru To Baby Boomers: Stand By Your Stocks] Reference
All long-term incentive awards will immediately vest and any unvested stock options will continue to vest. From Wordnik.com. [When Ceo Heads Roll] Reference
But it's not impossible: There's time to work out a long-term, bipartisan framework for dealing with China. From Wordnik.com. [How To Think About China] Reference
The study reignited a long-term debate over the effects of child care and made many working parents anxious. From Wordnik.com. [A New Battle Over Day Care] Reference
They include (aside from social security and Medicare) pension policy, age discrimination and long-term care. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Serious] Reference
Bury and the other youngsters keep insisting that short-term sacrifices are necessary to produce long-term gains. From Wordnik.com. [Berlin's Fresh Faces] Reference
He and his partner of five years just had a commitment ceremony; they're looking into long-term investments and IRAs. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of Aids?] Reference
But when sociologists began studying the long-term effects of fathers 'involvement, they didn't find what they'd expected. From Wordnik.com. [Building A Better Dad] Reference
This time Lake and Liu sat side by side in Harriman's living room, talking not only of current tensions but long-term goals. From Wordnik.com. [Old China Hands, New China Woes] Reference
One whole segment of the French population has until now remained voiceless: the poorest of the poor, the long-term outsiders. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of The Joyride] Reference
Yet long-term goals for Bosnia -- the return of refugees, elections, reconstruction -- hinge on restoring freedom of movement. From Wordnik.com. [Buried Terror ..Auw-Stacy Sullivan In Sarajevo] Reference
Experts say it is too early to tell whether all the new factories will slow the long-term decline in manufacturing employment. From Wordnik.com. [Made In Japan] Reference
Sharon's critics argue that his peace plans are, at best, interim solutions-that they're not designed for long-term solutions. From Wordnik.com. [Voting For Peace?] Reference
And it is trying to ensure that the short-term goal of the strike does not impair the long-term war by fracturing the alliance. From Wordnik.com. [The Real World Of Foreign Policy] Reference
A second area of agreement among the experts I consulted is that EAFE stocks won't make a dramatic difference to your long-term gains. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign Investing: A New Slant] Reference
Although I, too, have looked into my mirror and said, "I don't know," I do believe that stock prices revert to some sort of long-term mean. From Wordnik.com. [Investors Ask: To Buy Or Cry?] Reference
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