temporary basis

collocation in English

meaningsoftemporaryandbasis

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temporary
adjective
uk
/ˈtem.pər.ər.i/us
/ˈtem.pə.rer.i/
not lasting or needed for ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us
/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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(Definition oftemporaryandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftemporary basis

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Even in the late middle ages, town councils would occasionally employ mercenaries as guards at their town gates on atemporarybasis.
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The survey included 4 respondents who were fulfilling the role of head of radiotherapy physics on atemporarybasis.
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Transableism may involve a desire to experience disability or dependence on a permanent ortemporarybasis.
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Scholars belong to universities or institutes, on a permanent ortemporarybasis.
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The census also recorded whether the patient's care was being provided on a long-term ortemporarybasis.
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Their withdrawal, even on atemporarybasis, is a matter of social injustice.
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According to these provisions, such funds are permitted on atemporarybasisto levy special employer and employee contributions, including contributions from pensioners under certain very strict limitations.
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Among the policy options for addressing the challenge of demographic ageing, immigration is often thought of as a suitable measure - at least, on atemporarybasis.
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Moreover, the federation's right to impose income taxes still has only atemporarybasis, which naturally limits the planning and adoption of long-term and expensive federal policy programmes.
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Another particularly important matter concerns the recruitment – and the facilitation of recruitment – of seasonal workers and workers employed on atemporarybasis.
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As commonly occurs, however, some posts were filled on atemporarybasispending a permanent appointment.
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Child care vouchers are not generally made available to staff, although they have been made available on atemporarybasisin exceptional circumstances.
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Exceptionally, they may be accommodated in prison on an individual andtemporarybasis.
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Secondly, licensing boards should be given additional powers to close premises that cause problems on atemporarybasis.
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The first group is those who wish to stay here longer than three months but whose stay is, nevertheless, on atemporarybasis.
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Moreover, we are, of course, doing all this on atemporarybasis.
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That is as much the reason as anything else: that the obstruction is there on a verytemporarybasis.
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It was only made on atemporarybasis.
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Prior to that date part of the premises was allowed to be used on atemporarybasis.
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No statutory limitation exists as regards the renewal of pension on a conditional ortemporarybasis.
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