But in the short term, Draghi seems confident a stop gap is possible which would help "frame expectations" in the markets.
Under these circumstances, diversification among such sources is but a stop-gap solution that can, at best, have a temporary effect on oil supply and, hence, on national security.
Also use utmost caution if considering short-term temporary health coverage intended as a stop-gap measure.
And the bail-out that has just been rejected was only meant as a stop-gap.
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In truth, the ruling only creates a stop-gap resolution, helping the movie studios that joined in the case against Fung.
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Yet this initiative, intended to provide a test bed that can double as a stop-gap defensive capability, is clearly inadequate.
But whatever the geometry, this should not be seen as a stop-gap multi-speed Europe, with leaders and laggards, pioneers and free-riders, the bold and the pusillanimous.
The "Barnett Floor" would provide a stop-gap measure to address the fact that the gap between spending in Wales and spending in England can diminish over time.
Earlier this spring, Congress approved a stop-gap budget law that would, among other things, ease budget cuts for the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and Veterans Affairs.
Although some argue that he is just a stop-gap solution while others strikers are injured, his career thus far backs up his intention to make the most of the opportunity.
Should Congress vote and fail to pass a bill, Obama also says he will instruct Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, to introduce a stop-gap measure in an up-or-down vote.
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The Supreme Court's ruling is only a stop-gap.
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So he might act as a stop-gap.
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Lib Dem spokeswoman Baroness Sharp of Guildford complained about the speed at which it was being rushed through but supported it as a "stop-gap measure".
It could also be a vital stop-gap, "preventing hasty youngsters from rushing into courses which many will simply give up or not find useful to find a future career", it says.
Sanchez said he expects that ultimately a deal will get done before the deadline, or a small stop-gap measure will be agreed to in order to buy more time, which would cause gold prices to retreat.
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"It's going to be a very short stop-gap, " said Andrew Sullivan, analyst at Piper Jaffray.
The US has instead maintained the government's spending through a series of stop-gap bills, the latest of which is set to expire on 27 March.
The US has not passed a full budget plan in four years, instead maintaining the government's spending through a series of stop-gap bills, the latest of which is set to expire on 27 March.
Neither Congress nor the Senate are likely to do any real business now until after Christmas, meaning there is little chance of getting anything more than a very short-term stop-gap into the statute books by 1 January.
Attempting to retard this positive evolutionary process by stop-gap measures such as the present trade agreement with a reconfigured union will probably only result in increased estrangement and desperation on the part of the most independent republics.
Privately, some right-wing leaders admit that Mr Lavin is an expendable stop-gap until the 2005 election, when they expect that a worn-out Concertacion will be easier to beat.
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Domino was put in a container on the floor of the car deck in a gap between a wall and a bicycle storage area, with a mat underneath to stop the container getting hot from the ferry's engines.
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