Example sentences of "than temporary [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The landholding of few of the great monasteries of northern Francia shows anything more than temporary dislocation . |
| 2 | Alexander 's disappointment was indescribable ; he now thought that he would never again be able to have more than temporary relief . |
| 3 | Girls have got on through sleeping with a director , although usually they gain little more than temporary advantage . |
| 4 | But that day Philip gained something more significant than temporary control of a couple of lordships . |
| 5 | Street children like Manoel now fear more than temporary incarceration at Febem , the Dickensian state orphanage that has long been a synonym for alienation and violence . |