"But anything more pronounced than only a short-term reaction is probably not justifiable."

Instead of short-term knee-jerk reactions, why not think long term:

"But putting the mothers in jail is a short-term, knee-jerk reaction that doesn't help anybody."

These are short-term reactions to a temporary headache.

"This isn't a short-term reaction to the economy," said Keith Price, a Goodyear spokesman.

Do these short-term reactions tell the long-term story?

What we're trying to do here is get out of the cycle of short-term reaction.

Reactogenicity describes immediate short-term reactions to vaccines, not long term sequelae.

We live in a very volatile marketplace, and what this industry needs is not short-term reactions but long-term strategy.

What we require is action for the long term, rather than short-term reactions.