Technological innovation brings transitory gains, unless a company understands how to reinvest to widen its base, as Glaxo has done.
(The gain was transitory, for in 1032 Henry I granted Burgundy to his brother, Robert, and it thereafter remained for centuries outside royal control).
The Conservative leader, William Hague, has sought to capitalize on the recent Labor blunders, but Mr. Blair dismissed the sudden gains as transitory.
Many of these same pundits have been quick to dismiss the gains as transitory.
To overcome suffering and the transitory nature of existence and gain liberation from it, the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, devised the Eightfold Path of ethical and purifying behaviour.
However, they note that the political influence and membership gains he sought were transitory.
As our level of consciousness rises, we will still see what we see and believe what we believe - we just hold our own thoughts and opinions more lightly as we gain some insight into their transitory and at times almost arbitrary nature.
Advocates of agricultural trade liberalization argue, on the other hand, that this view is too pessimistic and one-sided, and that the adjustments associated with policy reform are temporary and the efficiency gains from trade outweigh these transitory costs.
Despite the gains, many gold-market watchers say the rally is transitory because of the lack of inflation.
After seven years in that wasteland – my studies were meant to last five, but for the incessant academic strikes and school shutdowns – the only knowledge I gained about writing was that mine was not a transitory phase.
