The effects of higher seas can range from erosion to permanent inundation, and the severity of the damage depends in great measure on where the cities are, Weiss said by telephone on Wednesday.

海水上涨的影响可能从水侵蚀延伸到永久性的海水泛滥，造成破坏的严重性很大程度上取决于城市坐落的地方，维斯星期三在电话里说。

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She said she hoped the latest plan would work but admitted it would be a temporary measure and that a relief well currently being drilled might turn out to be the permanent solution.

她表示希望最新方案能有所帮助，但也承认这只不过是权宜之计，并且认为正在开展的减压井钻探工作或许会是一个永久的解决方案。

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A big European bail-out fund was supposed to be a temporary measure; now it is being made permanent.

欧洲经济援助基金本应该是一个临时举措，为现在它正在趋于永久。

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In signing the math and science bill last week, President Bush called for making the measure permanent, a goal shared by HP and others throughout the business community.

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Yokich expressed disappointment with Gore's record on trade issues, including the vice president's support for a measure to provide China with permanent normal trade relations with the United States, as well as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico.

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Though he qualifies for the DREAM Act, which gives immigrants who came to the United States as minors temporary residency, the measure would not give him the permanent status mandated by the university, according to his attorney.

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