ADJECTIVE
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for the time being
designated him to act as consul protempore
he is the president pro tem
ADVERB
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for the time being; temporarily
accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts
How To Use pro tempore In A Sentence
- The most irreconcilable part of this transcript, however, is that The Speaker Pro Tempore referred to Ms. Schmidt as a “gentlelady”! Think Progress » VIDEO: Schmidt’s Shame
- Call it rather a sort of beggarly day-dreaming, during which the mind of the dreamer furnishes for itself nothing but laziness, and a little mawkish sensibility; while the whole materiel and imagery of the doze is supplied ab extra by a sort of mental camera obscura manufactured at the printing office, which pro tempore fixes, reflects, and transmits the moving phantasms of one mans delirium, so as to people the barrenness of a hundred other brains afflicted with the same trance or suspension of all common sense and all definite purpose. Coleridge, Biographia Literaria, III footnote 1 « Unknowing
- So far, the endowment insurance has been able to transfer, the other nearly grows pro tempore to transfer.
- * An pro tempore illa bona erant, flendo petere etiam quod noxie daretur; indignari acriter non subjectis hominibus, liberis et majoribus, hisque a quibus genitus est; multisque praeterea prudentioribus, non ad nutum voluntatis obtemperantibus, feriendo nocere niti, quantum potest, quia non obeditur imperiis quibus perniciose obediretur? Pneumatologia
- The Speaker Pro Tempore: The gentlelady from Ohio is recognized for one minute. Think Progress » VIDEO: Schmidt’s Shame
- As the maniple whose tribune is now promoted to centuriate staff is under-represented, a pro tempore candidate is selected to be the manipular sub-tribune. Draining the Swamps
- Call it rather a sort of beggarly day-dreaming, during which the mind of the dreamer furnishes for itself nothing but laziness and a little mawkish sensibility; while the whole materiel [sic] and imagery of the doze is supplied ab extra by a sort of mental camera obscura manufactured at the printing office, which pro tempore fixes, reflects and transmits the moving phantasms of one man's delirium, so as to people the barrenness of an hundred other brains afflicted with the same trance or suspension of all common sense and all definite purpose. Gothic Visions, Romantic Acoustics
- [Publilius Syrus] cum mimos componeret ingentique adsensu in Italiae oppidis agere coepisset, productus Romae per Caesaris ludos, omnes qui tunc scripta et operas suas in scaenam locaverant provocavit ut singuli secum posita in vicem materia pro tempore contenderent. The Student's Companion to Latin Authors
- Volum us insuper et ordinamus quod Abbas ejusdem monasterii qui pro tempore fuerit de cousensu saniorum de Conventu specialiter constituat unum monachum providum et discretum ad recipiendum ordinandum et expendendum totam summam pecunie memorate pro utilitate conventus secundum votum et intencionem mentis nostre superius annotatum et ad reddendum fidele compotum coram Abbate et Maioribus de Conventu singulis annis de pecunia sic recepta. The Monastery
- Cheh, who supported Brown's candidacy and serves as his hand-picked chairman pro tempore, declined to discuss their conversation. D.C. politicos react to Kwame Brown's SUV issues