stopgap

How To Use stopgap In A Sentence

• Their solution is probably a stopgap, just like the quick fixes the present government give to their monsoon-damaged roads.
• Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid comments on the Congress budget battle and says the House short-term stopgap plan is "a sure way to close the government. Breaking News: CBS News
• Forest sinks are therefore only a stopgap measure - but they are a useful one, and an essential part of the policy mix.
• While eating vegetables is the most nutritious way to go, drinking them is a handy stopgap - and far better for your body than grabbing a soda.
• And Reid said Republicans were stalling and procrastinating by proposing another short-term stopgap to fund the government. Boston.com Top Stories
• Anti - corruption must stick to the two aspects oftaking stopgap measures and taking radical measures.
• A big hit with students has been the large refectory, which has a New York-style diner serving food and good-quality coffee, Don's Pizzeria, a Stopgap shop selling snacks and sandwiches and a Ritazza coffee bar.
• We might have to employ someone temporarily as a stopgap measure until we can fill the post.
• Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
• Hostels are usually provided as a stopgap until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation.