Ideally, the Federal Reserve would act against temporary, regulatable fluctuations in the dollar but keep hands off large fluctuations that reflect more permanent changes.

It is also unclear how sharp temporary fluctuations in income and non-cash sources of goods and services get factored into the calculation.

The other reason is that temporary fluctuation in sales due to economic and social conditions do not necessarily mean that marketing has been ineffective in building brand equity.

"We do not decide according to temporary fluctuations of the yen," a spokesman said.

"We are concerned that the overpumping is more than a temporary or seasonal fluctuation," Mr. DiNapoli said.

This was just a temporary fluctuation then things will get hotter and hotter again until we all burn up!

Examiners evaluate "core" earnings: that is the long-run earnings ability of a credit union discounting temporary fluctuations in income and one-time items.

In the past twenty-five years, and apart from temporary cyclical fluctuations, the EU has not kept pace with the US in improving its standard of living.

The occasional and temporary fluctuations in the market price of any commodity fall chiefly upon those parts of its price which resolve themselves into wages and profit.

There are really two different components of income inequality: permanent differences and temporary fluctuations.