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temporary expedient::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | improvisation |
| Type of | expedient |
Examples of temporary expedient
temporary expedient
They were intended as a temporary expedient but within 10 years they had become permanent.
From the nbr.co.nz
Shirts and trousers had to be dyed green as a temporary expedient until more suitable jungle clothing became available.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Rugby council has been without a chief executive since early last year, as a temporary expedient became a permanent measure.
From the guardian.co.uk
If Hairston is privately seen as a temporary expedient, as a short-term stand-in for prospect Chase Headley, he is going to get a chance to prove differently.
From the signonsandiego.com
Most of EFTA's seven members view their association as a temporary expedient that they would like to do away with-if they could only get into the stronger six-nation Common Market.
From the time.com
Security is brittle, ushered in by a temporary deployment of 30,000 Iraqi soldiers and expedient political cease-fire agreements.
From the washingtonpost.com
Although starting the whole system at once was politically expedient, it delayed completion, and forced even more reliance on temporary experts brought in from Britain.
From the en.wikipedia.org
