Get to know Provisional better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like probationary or tentative.
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Provisional meaning
Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
Synonyms of Provisional
Using Provisional
- The main meaning on this page is: Temporary, but with the intention of eventually becoming permanent or being replaced by a permanent equivalent.
- Useful related words include: probationary, provisionary, tentative, conditional.
- In the example corpus, provisional often appears in combinations such as: the provisional, provisional ballots, provisional ballot.
Context around Provisional
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Provisional
- In this selection, "provisional" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, oversupplying, 000, announced, ira, ballots and measures stand out and add context to how "provisional" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 18 000 provisional ballots cast, a provisional date of and provisional ballots. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "provisional" sits close to words such as attackers, clues and indie, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with provisional
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A provisional date of Sunday, November 24 has been set for next year. (13 words)
Area Coroner Sonia Hayes delivered a provisional cause of death as a stab wound of the neck. (17 words)
The County Recorder has begun verifying the 18,000 Provisional ballots cast Nov. 3. Provisional ballots take longer to verify. (20 words)
Although most members of the provisional government had been among the men who had driven out William V 18 years earlier, the leaders of the provisional government knew that any new regime would have to be headed by his son, William Frederick. (42 words)
An uncle of Prince Philip and a second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, Mountbatten was a man of monstrous vanity and had reportedly been a target of the Provisional IRA long before his assassination in 1979. (38 words)
Britain recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, the country’s national weather service said, with provisional data showing a high of 32.7 degrees Celsius (90.9 degrees Fahrenheit) at Heathrow airport. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
The bureau is not oversupplying provisional ballots in advance because each provisional ballot — deployed or not — must be tracked and logged, and excess ballots could unnecessarily create auditing issues on the back end, they said.
The County Recorder has begun verifying the 18,000 Provisional ballots cast Nov. 3. Provisional ballots take longer to verify.
Madagascar's Provisional Results say Rajoelina Wins Runoff (2 days ago) - Madagascar's electoral commission has announced provisional results in the runoff presidential election, saying Andry Rajoelina.
Typically, requests for provisional measures are addressed swiftly as under the ICJ Rules of Court (Article 74(1)), the Court has to give priority to any request for provisional measures over all other cases.
Although most members of the provisional government had been among the men who had driven out William V 18 years earlier, the leaders of the provisional government knew that any new regime would have to be headed by his son, William Frederick.
Much of its weaponry is believed to be mostly of Provisional IRA origin such as the Romanian AKM rifles the Provisional IRA imported from Libya.
One of the reasons that the Provisional IRA and Provisional Sinn Féin were founded, in December 1969 and January 1970, respectively, was that people like Ó Brádaigh, O'Connell and McKee opposed participation in constitutional politics.
This created new orders known as "provisional elder" or "provisional deacon" for those who seek to be ordained in the respective orders.
Yuan Shikai was elected Provisional President of the Republic of China by the Nanjing Provisional Senate on 14 February 1912, and sworn in on 10 March of that year.
According to the Investigator Magazine report, several government officials travelled to the United States in July where they signed an illegal provisional deal relating to the power purchase agreement with Chief.
Additionally, in response to these developments and the ICJ decision on provisional measures against Venezuela, the General Secretariat reaffirms and endorses the call for an OAS Permanent Council meeting.
An uncle of Prince Philip and a second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, Mountbatten was a man of monstrous vanity and had reportedly been a target of the Provisional IRA long before his assassination in 1979.
A provisional date of Sunday, November 24 has been set for next year.
Area Coroner Sonia Hayes delivered a provisional cause of death as a stab wound of the neck.
As many as 27 States (except Goa) and one Union Territory (Jammu and Kashmir) provide timely provisional monthly fiscal accounts, which help to prepare informed analysis of their financial positions.
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have made a provision to provide provisional ration cards to non-locals living in the UT to get subsidized ration.
Britain recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, the country’s national weather service said, with provisional data showing a high of 32.7 degrees Celsius (90.9 degrees Fahrenheit) at Heathrow airport.
Convenience store David's Kitchen has been given a provisional licence to sell alcohol when it opens in a new Bo'ness housing development.
Earlier, a second provisional selection list was published by the school education and literacy department considering women candidates who had submitted their father’s income certificates.
Earlier this month, the state government issued a provisional list of reserved seats for mayors of 17 municipal corporations, chairpersons of 200 municipal councils and 545 nagar panchayats for the three-tier urban elections.
Phrases with provisional
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Common combinations with provisional
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