He accepted the Government's argument that the program would ultimately produce benefits that would make the workers' short-term sacrifices worthwhile.

It is a matter, at least in theory, of short-term sacrifice for long-term gain, not a concept military commanders are usually inclined to embrace.

Global warming is a genuine long-term risk, but it's not easy persuading voters anywhere to make short-term sacrifices.

I did all this because I believed the short-term sacrifice was worth the long-term result: her survival.

In today's speech, he drew on Japanese history in an effort to explain how short-term sacrifice can lead to a renaissance.

Much of this has been due to the vision and statesmanship show in making difficult short-term sacrifices in the interest of longer-term goals.

And Argentina's government kept asking for more short-term sacrifice in the hopes of achieving long-term stability and prosperity.

Since elite marathoners usually run no more than two marathons a year, Khannouchi would enter the Olympics at the risk of short-term financial sacrifice.

Supporters of unpaid internships say the benefits outweigh the short-term sacrifices.

Even among trainees, who are more likely to be single and make short-term financial sacrifices for the sake of their education, attitudes seem to be changing.