So the early buyers must look for outside participants, if only on a temporary basis.

I'll put you in charge of the camp, on a temporary basis.

The rail line had been opened in March 1979 on a temporary basis.

She agreed to act as his secretary on a temporary basis.

A growing number of these workers get jobs on a temporary basis, or work as consultants.

Of the current staff, 5,000 are employed on a temporary basis, he said.

He has held the post on a temporary basis for the past eight days.

Marion Hall was once again used on a temporary basis.

Congress put the new system into effect earlier this year, but only on a temporary basis.

I thought about it and decided that if you're playing God on a temporary basis you can get away with anything.