Or were there more long-run goals?

Mr. Angell said that "inflation expectations remain disappointingly high" and that it is "important that the public be convinced that the Federal Reserve will adhere to its long-run anti-inflation goals."

Against the background of its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth and of the information currently available, the committee believes the risks are weighted mainly toward conditions that may generate heightened inflation pressures in the foreseeable future.

To the Editor: The banning of antipersonnel mines throughout the world is a worthy long-run goal.

The P.R.C.'s long-run geopolitical goals include incorporating Taiwan into the P.R.C. and becoming the primary power in Asia.

Certainly by withholding its most-favored-nation status, America could hurt China's economy, but it would undermine our long-run goal for at least two reasons.

Ending the complicated Class budget gimmick erases the better part of ObamaCare's purported "savings," but it's also worth focusing on the program's long-run political goals.

It shouldn't include anything that worsens the long-run budget position more than is necessary, or anything that looks like "hitchhiking," exploiting the short-run difficulties of the economy to pursue unrelated long-run goals.

"The long-run goal is no longer to push inflation lower."

"It uses the latest academic theory and fully considers the constraints and uncertainties of the company to achieve their long-run goals."