The long-term proposition that this represents is really not very pretty.

Living with nerve pain can be a long-term proposition.

I personally see this as a long-term proposition, not a short-term one.

I also knew we couldn't forget this was a long-term proposition.

Even in the case of a diplomatic solution, he said, "maintaining order represents a long-term proposition."

These and other broad social subsidies, he insists, are simply not viable as long-term propositions.

But real estate is a long-term proposition, and you don't get very far in this business unless you're an optimist.

This cooperation in our mutual interest is therefore a long-term proposition.

With the biosphere structure itself and the associated infrastructure, that's a long-term proposition, on the scale of 10 years or more.

Defense officials now recognize that stabilizing Afghanistan has become a long-term proposition and they seek a way to share responsibility.