temporary installation

collocation in English

meaningsoftemporaryandinstallation

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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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installation
noun
uk
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.stəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the act of putting furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and making it ready to ...
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(Definition oftemporaryandinstallationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Normally these amplitude differences can be used advantageously, but in a public space the acceptable dynamic range is much less than that of a concert ortemporaryinstallation.
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In especially urgent cases, atemporaryinstallationcan be provided in a few days.
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The large number of students resulted in thetemporaryinstallationof 3 small portable classrooms behind the atrium.
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The decision was made that the post would no longer be viewed as atemporaryinstallation.
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Temporary installations can, of course, be coped with.
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I am concerned particularly, about the adequacy of punishment, of the penalties and about the vulnerability of temporary installations and tentage used for point-to-point meetings and agricultural shows, for example.
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Temporary installations may have antennas which clip on to vehicle parts or are attached to steel body parts by a strong magnet.
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The art may be intentionally ephemeral, as in the case of temporary installations and performance pieces.
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Trailer-mounted generators supply power for temporary installations of lighting, sound amplification systems, amusement rides etc.
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Some examples of supplementary sections include: wet locations, hazardous locations, patient care areas, emergency systems, and temporary installations.
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In 1996, the main hall was cleared of its temporary installations.
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Temporary installations are also called curtains.
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They are portable and permanent, a deviation from his typical practice of enacting temporary installations on site.
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Stacking of line arrays is common in smaller venues and in temporary installations.
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Like other temporary installations, the sculpture was destroyed at the close of the fair.
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It involved performance art, written and language works, and temporary installations in galleries.
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