Sentence examples for serving as temporary from inspiring English sources

And for those who can afford it, nearby hotels are serving as temporary homes.

Kapil Sibal, who is serving as temporary minister of telecommunications, said Friday that he would not do anything that would disrupt service to customers but implied that some operators might need to pay more to keep their licenses.

An initial class of 230 recruits began training last week, with journalists invited to see them put through their paces and tour the tents serving as temporary classrooms while work finishes on the permanent buildings.

Mrs. Van Buren, wearing a dark dress and a string of pearls, and with her cane by her side, was seated in a bright downstairs clubroom, where she was serving as temporary librarian for the Bay View Senior Citizens Associationn.

Starch granules in the pericarp of a developing seed are relocated to rapidly growing endosperm tissues thus serving as temporary starch storage in cereals (Caley et al. 1990; Duffus and Rosie 1973; Sato 1984).

Eli drives me to the town's socialist bookshop – Left On the Shelf – which is also serving as temporary campaign HQ.

He is now sending 100 old buses, refitted with desks and chairs, to serve as temporary classrooms.

Then, the companies began selecting sites that could also serve as temporary headquarters for their employees, Mr. Flach said.

He served as temporary chair for the Journalism, Mass Media, and Public Relations department for July and August of 2006.

The usual unemployment measures — like jobless benefits and food stamps — can serve as temporary palliatives, but they cannot make workers' skills relevant again.

Those states, called "bank states" by the committee, serve as temporary way stations for the cash until the battleground states need it.