Was wondering if a word or phrase that would fit in the following context:
Global warming is an increasing threat to us today and forest conservation is the reliable in the long run way to combat it.
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If you hyphenated, you could get away with it in very informal contexts. Better to use it predicatively.– Edwin AshworthApr 8, 2016 at 18:50
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1Sure, "longterm"--"Global warming is an increasing threat to us today and forest conservation is a longterm way to combat it." "reliable" seems misplaced here, but you could also say "Global warming is an increasing threat to us today and forest conservation is a reliable way to combat it long term."– user66965Apr 8, 2016 at 18:51
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Consider strategic
Relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them:
the company should take strategic actions to cope with fundamental changes in the environment
strategic planning for the organization is the responsibility of top management
Oxford Dictionaries Online
Strategic has the advantage of emphasizing long-term, as opposed to tactical which concentrates on smaller, short-term objectives or consequences.
You could go for slow but sure (The Free Dictionary).
Global warming is an increasing threat to us today and forest conservation is the slow but sure way to combat it.
Just, for what it is worth, why not call it the enduring solution?
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1You have the best answers and I like them a lot. But I see your answers in the LQ queue way too often. Now this.– NVZ ♦Apr 9, 2016 at 8:56
By using the word eventual, you imply that the solution isn't immediate. I think it would then sound better with a single word noun like solution instead of "way to combat it".
Global warming is an increasing threat to us today, and forest conservation is the eventual solution.
Global warming is an increasing threat to us today and forest conservation is the "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" way to combat it.
The "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" saying has its origins in the military. With that context the meaning is fairly obvious: moving fast, or rushing it, is reckless and will likely get you killed. If you move slowly, carefully and deliberate however, you are really moving as fast as you can without needlessly increasing the risk on your life.
