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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a temporary change" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a modification or alteration that is not permanent and is expected to last for a limited time.
Example: "Due to the ongoing renovations, we will implement a temporary change in our office hours."
Alternatives: "a short-term adjustment" or "a provisional modification."
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A temporary change in pay to employed inventors around the time of patent application has been documented.
Congress adopted a temporary change to FISA in August and is now working on a permanent overhaul.
"This is not a temporary change in tactic; this is a sea change in philosophy," she said.
Window dressing is a temporary change in portfolio designed to produce a more appealing report to regulators or to the public.
"Every data point makes me more likely to believe that this a fundamental change rather than just a temporary change," said Mr. Cutler.
Mr DeLong and Mr Summers go further by introducing the role of "hysteresis"—the tendency of a temporary change in unemployment to become permanent.
The centerpiece of the bill is a temporary change in the way companies calculate -- in today's dollars -- the amount they owe their employees in the future.
Six years ago he arrived in Belfast for a temporary change of scenery and he stayed longer to enjoy the view with his young family.
It is unclear whether these changes add up to a temporary change or the start of a major reversal in where people eat.
These are materials that exhibit a temporary change in refractive index when exposed to a beam of light, as a result of electrons moving through them.
And it's too early for Trump to declare he kept his promise; we don't know whether this is the new normal, or a temporary change.
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