In almost all cases, we will either have a long lead time or none at all.
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Research expenditures, for example, have a very long lead time.
It was first talked about several years ago, and we really were looking for a subject that would, given a long lead-time, still be timely and interesting several years down the road.
The long lead-time for the 10-inch, Windows 7 tablet means that Dell will likely miss the opportunity to sell the device as a back-to-school item, though it would make the important holiday season.
As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.
Harvard selecting a professor who has been active in promoting business ethics for a long time to lead its Business School then simply serves as tacit acknowledgment that change is coming.
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If this occurs for a long time, it can lead to serious problems.
Some are worried that knowing the date a long time in advance will lead to longer election campaigns, a lack of flexibility and the possibility of a "lame duck" government limping on longer than it should.
George Carmont's converted try then put Wigan ahead before Sean Long's score gave Saints a 10-6 half time lead.
Edinburgh needed a bonus point victory away to long-time leaders Leinster, but they had a 28-20 lead turned into a 37-28 defeat in the closing stages.
The lead time for publishing a disc, however, was so long that the CD content ceased to be news and resided more in the realm of reference material.
This style of theatre puts a premium on keeping the same group of actors together for a long time under a strong director, rather than casting a few stars in lead roles and allowing them to shine, as English-speaking theatres tend to do.
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Many people who binge go long periods of time in between without eating to try to save calories, which can lead to more binge eating later on.
Glasgow took the lead for the first time just after the break, when Parks landed a fine long-range penalty when Richard Parks transgressed at a ruck.
West Ham took the lead in injury time, the home defence failing to deal with Green's long punt down field and, after exchanging passes with Bobby Zamora, Tevez squeezed his shot home.
The lead-time associated with upside in the semiconductor world is huge, sometimes as long as 26 weeks (supply is tight right now so this rule is in effect and Apple had major supply problems with the iPhone 4 and iPad).
"For a long time, cannibalism has been known as a factor that contributes to evolutionary processes, " says lead researcher Dr Roshan Vijendravarma.
The visitors took the lead when Shane Long beat the offside trap and crossed for Noel Hunt, who scored for the third time in as many games.
If Wheeler seems comfortable in this Samuel Beckett world where the truth is a lie and only lies lead to the truth, perhaps it's because he's been living there a long time.
We'll all find out in real time if he decides to lead on this issue or just be the latest in a long line to kick the can further down the road.
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An own goal from Ryan Bertrand had given Liverpool the lead but an injury-time penalty from Gylfi Sigurdsson and an extra-time header from Shane Long turned the game in Reading's favour.
Cuthbert converted for the third time to put Bath into a commanding lead but Sale hit back again when Hodgson's long pass allowed Bell to claim his second in the right corner, though Hodgson could not convert.
The home side did lead 9-7 at half-time thanks to two Stephen Jones kicks and Rhys Priestland's long-range effort.
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