Beyond the short-term tactics, both sides have a larger strategy.

But as a short-term tactic, as triage, it makes sense.

Figuring all this out might well prove to be impossible-but short-term tactics, at least, were easy to decide.

As the Senate Republican leader, his job had been to focus on short-term tactics, not to conceptualize a broad agenda.

It is a short-term tactic that can do long-term damage.

"Competitors may be rewarded for short-term tactics and grow stronger as a result."

"We needed another set of eyes thinking more about short-term tactics," Rudiger said.

Bahro called for long-term goals, the elimination of short-term tactics and government decentralization.

The Palestinian who is close to the leadership said the firebombs and arson were "a short-term tactic, not long-term."

It was these short-term tactics' led by Gideon that reduced Dave's lead from 19 points in the last election.