She also sits on an independent panel that is helping to develop a long-range policy on how New York deals with homelessness among families.

The Cherokee had created a constitutional republic with delegated authority capable of formulating a clear, long-range policy to protect national rights.

In the deal, they agreed to create an independent panel with broad powers to help the city shape its long-range policy for such families.

Other decisions involve long-range policy: How large a federal budget deficit is acceptable?

Mr. Gates does not use the system to discuss long-range policy.

The vice minister, the highest career post in the ministry, tends to be more intimately involved in shaping long-range policy and putting it into effect.

The association, based in Manhattan, devises long-range public policies on economic development, transportation, land use and other issues.

If global warming is a long-term threat, it will have to be met by long-range policies.

These factors increase the level of uncertainty when government and business decision-makers are considering long-range strategic policies and plans.

To make this vision become a reality, the island needs to adopt a long-range policy that prevents the destruction of natural habitat and rewards ecologically smart development.