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Meanings of stopgap measure in English

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Usage of stopgap measure in English
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Graham said he too would not vote for another stopgap measure.
Reuters
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Since this is clearly reprehensible, one might try a stopgap measure.
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
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It had been rented from neighboring Spain as a stopgap measure.
Reuters
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I figured it was a stopgap measure, and no one would ever notice.
Real life & liars
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For others, yesterday's summit was stopgap measure, delivering short-term solutions to the migrant issue.
The Irish Times
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Treating allergies with antihistamines is a temporary stopgap measure that doesn't address the underlying problem.
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Trump signed a stopgap measure in September to keep the government open through to Nov. 21.
Reuters
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Finding myself suddenly single over a decade ago, I'd rented the place as a stopgap measure.
Flash and Bones
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That's only a stopgap measure, till we're sure you'll keep thinking of yourselves as human beings.
Existence
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Nothing, with Phase One, but the Alpha teams were only supposed to be a stopgap measure.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
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Without the stopgap measure, money for federal programs and offices would have run out at midnight Wednesday.
Reuters
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I have some medicine with me that I can give you, but it's only a stopgap measure.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Germany did however announce a stopgap measure to provide more Israeli drones while Europe produces its own technology.
Reuters
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A stopgap measure, if you will.
Consent to kill: a thriller
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The proposed amendment is a limited, conservative, stopgap measure - even by the tacit admission of its own supporters.
The Irish Times
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This is a necessary stopgap measure for desperately poor South Africans, although we all know it is entirely unsustainable.
The South African
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