provisionary
Example Sentences
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"Fortunately for you, madame, you have never been driven to the necessity of admitting the utility of such provisionary measures."
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue
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
These laws are based upon old Roman legislation, amended by ecclesiastical enactments brought hither by the Knights, and fortified by provisionary regulations issued by the several Grand Masters, and designed to meet special cases.
From The Story of Malta by Maturin Murray Ballou
My mother it appears declines rapidly: her death is even feared, and should it happen, I cannot pretend to insist on the obstacles which her maternal cares and provisionary fears have raised.
From Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
At three o'clock the imperial dynasty was proclaimed as at an end, and a provisionary government installed.
From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by Blanche McManus
