The massacre had significant short- and long-range implications.

"The long-range implications aren't for making robots that you can put in your basement and play against," he says.

And there may be long-range implications for the economy if the debate over universal coverage continues to overshadow the issue of costs.

But while the immediate physical pain was negligible, the long-range implications were not.

"But I don't think there will be many long-range implications," Professor Wilson said.

The question of what happens next for this celebrated maestro has both immediate and long-range implications not just in Europe but in America, too.

They began to see the long-range implications of this game.

"It is hard to draw long-range implications," Mr. Goldin said.

Many students seem unaware of the long-range implications of these setbacks for blacks.

That, in turn, has long-range implications for Britain's broader relationship with the rest of Europe.