temporary expedient
Example Sentences
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Most employers viewed this as a temporary expedient.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2022
Whatever his intentions, that agreement proved little more than a temporary expedient until the war in the north was won.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2019
The ECB authorized the temporary expedient last week when it stopped accepting Greek government bonds in return for funding.
From Newsweek • Feb. 12, 2015
While they risk befouling the air, they are nonetheless a necessary temporary expedient.
From Time Magazine Archive
But, of course, as you were without authority, and had so little in your power, it could only be a very temporary expedient.
From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
