Sentence examples for provisional means from inspiring English sources

She then told BBC Radio 4's Front Row: "To a certain extent I believe, as I said on stage, in the light of the world's ever lengthening political shadow, that the art world has a responsibility, if not to suggest a provisional means forward, then at least show an egalitarian platform of democracy.

In some cases where the result of the extrapolation appeared odd, extrapolations were compared with provisional hourly means (obtained from observatories or from INTERMAGNET), to validate extrapolated trends.

According to McGuire, the provisional license means The Pines had failed in caring for its children.

"A provisional license means that a provider has demonstrated an inability to maintain compliance with the regulations, has violations of licensing regulations that pose a threat to the health and safety of residents served, or has two or more systemic deficiencies," McGuire wrote via email.

Any regulatory decisions based on the precautionary principle would thus be provisional, which means that they should be kept under active review and modified when further information that reduces uncertainty becomes available.

Almost every sentence begins with the words "Sometimes I …", which gives her words a provisional quality and means they can hang in the air like inscrutable Chinese proverbs.

In light of the Dharma, the truths taught in those previous states are but relative or provisional truths, expedient means that are helpful only insofar as they lead one towards this final truth but which can also serve as fetters if one becomes attached to them.

The electrical isolation of these prototypes was thus provisional and protective means were implemented directly at the level of the power supply.

Moreover, "provisional" need not mean "timid".

Provisional ballots are meant to ensure that people are not disenfranchised because of administrative errors or because they moved.

He said the length of time taken to compile the provisional voter list meant the original November date would be improbable.