temporary phenomenon
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftemporaryandphenomenon
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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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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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I think that that is likely to be atemporaryphenomenon.
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So it is not a new ortemporaryphenomenon.
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We have to take advantage of the turn of the tide, and we must not allow ourselves to be deflected by anytemporaryphenomenon.
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In so far as it affects the exchange rate, plainly, one has to accept that it is a transient andtemporaryphenomenon.
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It is not clear whether the increase in the last election is a sign of a long-term trend or just atemporaryphenomenon.
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This was largely atemporaryphenomenonthat was reversed when men returned from the army.
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However, this may be atemporaryphenomenonand may disappear after a few operations of the reservoir.
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We hope that the present large number of prisoners is atemporaryphenomenon.
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But one might say that was atemporaryphenomenon.
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I do not believe that that is atemporaryphenomenon; it is a feature of all such economies.
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I suggest that this is a completelytemporaryphenomenonwhich will soon pass.
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That is a purelytemporaryphenomenon, and when goods come in after having paid these taxes, we may expect to find their prices correspondingly increased.
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If they take that line of argument, they are open to the accusation that this is atemporaryphenomenon.
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In short, the problem of the dollar gap is not atemporaryphenomenon.
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Therefore, we can regard this swollen school population not as atemporaryphenomenon, but as something which will last.
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It is equally important to ensure that such schemes are not simply atemporaryphenomenon.
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It is not just atemporaryphenomenon; it is a major practical problem.
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However, in many cases it has proved to be atemporaryphenomenon.
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I do not rest my case on the argument that we are dealing with atemporaryphenomenon.
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