provisionary
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The preamble of this law, standing as it now stands, has the lie direct given to it by the provisionary part of the act: if that can be called provisionary which makes no provision.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
There was a ring at the door-bell about eight o’clock, which proved the herald of little Mrs. Snow, holding in one hand a provisionary vial.
From The Wayfarers by Mary Stewart Doubleday Cutting
Of course it is all provisionary: I do not even know yet what is to be done with you, whether--whether you will stay with me, or go for a while to some school.
From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Ossip Schubin
She had already taken that provisionary leap into a mythical future which is one of the perfunctory attitudes of maidenhood.
From The Wayfarers by Mary Stewart Doubleday Cutting
Mrs Fanshawe hitched herself into her corner, planted her feet more firmly on the provisionary footstool, and folded her hands on her knee.
From The Independence of Claire by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
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