1.   It is the key to the success of many effective organizations who have found that it is a sound long term investment.

2.   This reduction reflects lower rates of interest earned on short term investment.

3.   But the federal government has an important role to play in science -- funding long term investments, Commerce Department Secretary Ron Brown said.

4.   He warned that nations with big oil reserves must compete with the rest of the world for capital and expertise by offering oil companies like Mobil favorable investment terms.

5.   Institutions often buy buildings as long term investments if the yield on property is higher than long-term bond yields.

6.   Money market funds invest in Treasury bills and other short- term investments.

7.   The emerging markets are calling for controls on short term investments.

8.   These included staff cutting costs and short term investments.

9.   To discourage such suspicion, some of the foreign companies are treating Japan as a long term investment.

10.   While addressing an oil conference in Almaty earlier this week, Biddlestone warned that the country can ill afford to avoid offering better investment terms to western companies.