Sentence examples for a temporary existence from inspiring English sources

We were surrounded by the marks of a temporary existence: new Ikea-style furniture, mismatched curtains, piled-up books and a general air of neglect.

The basic philosophical doctrine is summarized as the triple truth, or jiguan ("perfected comprehension"): (1) all things (dharmas) lack ontological reality; (2) they, nevertheless, have a temporary existence; (3) they are simultaneously unreal and temporarily existing being the middle, or absolute, truth, which includes and yet surpasses the others.

"Throughout the 21st century, man, with his never-ending drive to control his living environment, finds himself facing the possibility of a temporary existence," writes French artist Francois Ronsiaux, "as well as the potentiality that life on Earth could end progressively or even abruptly".

The word "trend" itself denotes a temporary existence and ease of being replaced (imminence of change).

Hitler tolerated the temporary existence of a quasi-independent Vichy state as a useful device to help police the country and to collect the enormously inflated occupation costs imposed by the armistice.

An engineer-resident of BRC told me that Black Rock's temporary existence is a noble example in the history of cities, proving the long-maintained axiom that all you really need to make a city is a flat surface.

Other pop-up stores — the term comes from their temporary existence — have been operated by marketers as disparate as Meow Mix cat food, the Suave hair care line sold by Unilever, the United States Potato Board and Wired magazine.

Despite the installation of mitigation measures, it has been recognized that the temporary existence of combustible or explosive gas clouds cannot be fully excluded during certain postulated accident scenarios.

Meanwhile, Newton has continued to use Walter's technology to bring into temporary existence elements from the parallel universe.

Meaning, earth's inhabitants follow Satan more than they do the actual God who only permits their temporary existence, and Satan may aid those who serve his purposes with their flaunting rejection of godly virtues and by espousing confused and phony religiosity.

Papua New Guinea and Nauru offer, at best, a temporary and dangerous existence outside the wire.