Another reason for measuring assets at historical cost is the going-concern concept, which holds that the entity will remain in operation for the foreseeable future.
Of course, as the representative of China's largest debtor at a time of less-than-perfect sovereign credit ratings, Mr. Locke is likely to maintain a humble stance for the foreseeable future.
Deferred tax assets are not recognized unless the related benefits are expected to crystallize in the foreseeable future.
In other words, the main task for the 82nd Airborne Division and other army units for the foreseeable future, pace Ms Rice, will be nation-building in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But for the foreseeable future, autonomy, not independence, is by far the most sensible aim.
They will not, in the foreseeable future, operate on a scale that can foster a rapid transition away from fossil fuels or provide energy services to billions of new consumers.
Because we're delivering Buzzword on-line, we can apply regular updates - we've settled into a 6-8 week update cycle, which should hold for the foreseeable future.
The scale of the stock's fall makes it possible that the foreseeable losses, huge as they are, have not only been priced in, but even overpriced.
But for the foreseeable future I think it's our lack of ingenuity that is limiting, not the intrinsic difficulties; the problems are difficult-but not insurmountable.
Mrs Merkel’s immediate response was to jettison tax cuts “for the foreseeable future”.
That is just not in the foreseeable future.
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