For long term investments, CD laddering allows you to take advantage of long term rates while protecting you against missing potential short term increases in interest. (allocationofassets.info)
-- It allows someone to transfer over a stock that may increase over time, but is low for the short term (ourbigfatwallet.com)
The event provided a small short term increase in habitat access, contributed to a flow regime (providing flow variability and hydraulic diversity) that is suitable for non flow cued fish species to spawn, and provided water to the central reed beds of the Great Cumbung Swamp. (environment.gov.au)