Then came the damning conclusions of the first long-range studies of the national postwar epidemic of heart disease, and the countrywide fear of saturated fats.

Dr. Atkins acknowledged that there had been no long-range studies to test his diet, although the National Institutes of Health have begun a large study.

He conducted long-range economic studies, attempting to steer economic policy towards investment in schools, science and healthcare.

In 1992, ODOT initiated a long-range study to determine whether to continue to rehabilitate the existing bridge or construct a new span.

Partisans on both sides of the dispute may be jolted by the results of a long-range study comparing hospital cost trends in Baltimore and the Twin Cities.

"Mister Scott, please ready a shuttlecraft for a reconnaissance team with phasers as well as sensors optimized for long-range study," Kirk said.

The Women's Health Initiative's long-range national study of the effects of supplementing declining estrogen and progesterone levels in menopausal women was halted in 2002.

Standard definitions, clinical trials and long-range studies simply do not exist.

And consider the striking absence of delayed cases in long-range studies like that of people affected by the Oklahoma City bombing.

But corps officials say the ultimate fate of the canal will be determined as part of long-range studies of the levee system.