Definition of long view
: an approach to a problem or situation that emphasizes long-range factors
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McCarthy's biggest challenge is the same one that bedeviled Paul Ryan: appeasing the Freedom Caucus wingnuts, who have long viewed him with suspicion as insufficiently conservative for their tastes.
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Unions have also been slow to organize charter-school teachers, long viewing them as scabs who threaten their livelihoods.
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Some Penn State alumni have long viewed Corbett's role in those decisions with suspicion.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has long viewed the annual military exercises as a provocation.
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Analysts had long viewed Finish Line as a takeover target, in part because a different U.K. retailer had a large stake in the company.
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But the moves are made with an eye on the longer view, and in that regard we were dealt some clear winners.
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Two years later, though, the 20-year-old is able to take the long view.
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The Colts, who have eschewed big-money free-agent signings and remained steadfast in their build-through-the draft approach, are taking a long view.
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1912
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