temporary position

collocation in English

meaningsoftemporaryandposition

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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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position
noun
uk
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the place where something or someone is, often in relation to ...
See more atposition

(Definition oftemporaryandpositionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftemporary position

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I know of the constraints of hertemporaryposition.
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Atemporarypositionis not obtained after an examination.
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I agree fully that that is only atemporaryposition.
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Of course, there is atemporarypositionin which existing plant is under-utilised.
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That is thetemporaryposition—two lines of traffic where it is said that six are necessary.
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The first is the purelytemporarypositionthat the decisions concerning steel development are very near to being made.
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One out of the nineteen is an existing official, and the idea is to make permanent what at present is atemporaryposition.
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Mascitti found atemporarypositionin the royal orchestra, but he soon left.
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While waiting for transportation, he accepted atemporarypositionas an accountant for a mercantile house.
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For some men, being a computer was atemporarypositionuntil they moved on to greater advancements.
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It cannot be over-emphasised how important this campaign is, not only to thetemporarypositionwith regard to energy but to the whole of our future energy policy.
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This means that talk about career change is a way of moving from a victim position and adopting atemporarypositionas an active and heroic career actor.
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Although postdoc training is considered atemporaryposition, postdocs are a vital part of the research body, and contribute a major portion of publications and grants.
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