The actual results of an investment over a long term of years very seldom agree with the initial expectation.

一项长期投资的实际结果很少与最初的预期一致。

Its beneficial influence, however, has been much obstructed by entails; the heirs of entail being generally restrained from letting leases for any long term of years, frequently for more than one year.

然而，它的有益影响受到了很大的阻碍。继承人的继承人一般不得出租任何长期的租约，通常超过一年。

It was for his interest, they had imagined, that no lease granted by any of his predecessors should hinder him from enjoying, during a long term of years, the full value of his land.

他们认为，为了他的利益，他的任何前任授予的租约都不应妨碍他在很长一段时间内享受他的土地的全部价值。

An annuity for a long term of years, therefore, though its intrinsic value may be very nearly the same with that of a perpetual annuity, will not find nearly the same number of purchasers.

因此，长期年金虽然其内在价值可能与永久年金非常接近，但不会找到几乎相同数量的购买者。

The subscribers to a new loan, who mean generally to sell their subscription as soon as possible, prefer greatly a perpetual annuity, redeemable by parliament, to an irredeemable annuity, for a long term of years, of only equal amount.

新贷款的认购者通常打算尽快出售认购的，他们更喜欢可由议会赎回的永久年金，而不是不可赎回的年金，期限很长，只有等额的年金。