Sentence examples for he was temporary from inspiring English sources

He was temporary major from 20 October 1935 to 16 June 1936, and again on 4 October 1938, before the rank finally became substantive on 1 July 1940.

At one stage he was temporary commander of 5th Infantry Brigade when its nominal commander, Brigadier James Hargest, was captured in late November 1941.

"He knew it was temporary from the start".

But he knew his situation was temporary.

"Implicit in the shutdown was it was temporary," he said.

When Lou Lamoriello stepped behind the Devils' bench Dec. 19, he said the move was temporary.

Steve Pearce was surprised when the Baltimore Orioles designated him for assignment July 21, but he believed the demotion was temporary.

The effect was temporary, he said, with the economy adding about that much in the following quarter.

Botta, who had kept quiet for 48 hours about the Islanders' action, added, "He didn't say it was temporary".

Last month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the current downturn was "temporary" and he was confident the country's economy would bounce back to an "8% growth rate".

What he finds are temporary fixes.