a transitional period during the switch to the eurotransitionaltran‧si‧tion‧al /trænˈzɪʃənəl, -ˈsɪ-/ ●○○ AWL adjective 
a transitional period during the switch to the euro2transitional government a temporary government, usually one that governs until official elections can take place in a country—transitionally adverb
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- It recommends that resources for the developments in primary and community care to pump-prime and provide transitional support be secured urgently.
- New political reforms were announced in April 1990, to include the introduction of a three-party system after a one-year transitional period.
- Nietzsche, it seems, was at a transitional stage.
- Students are not eligible for community charge benefit in respect of such a period, but may be eligible for transitional relief.
- Such ideas as the development of the emotions are not transcendent but transitional.
- The transitional period for a company will begin when it is privatised and will be at least six months and up to 16 months.
- The National Executive Council resigned but was re-appointed on an interim basis pending the selection by Soglo of a transitional government.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a transitional period during the switch to the euroCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a transitional period during the switch to the euro· What methods does he propose for consultation about transitional arrangements and pension schemes?· That is why we are pursuing the matter in detail, particularly the transitional arrangements.· At the end of the transitional arrangement there will be competition throughout the whole of the industry.· When these provisions are implemented, the transitional arrangements of Circular 3/84 will no longer be applicable.· In some cases transitional arrangements continue until the end of the 1990s.
· The National Executive Council resigned but was re-appointed on an interim basis pending the selection by Soglo of a transitional government.· Meanwhile, the transitional government continued to face challenges to its authority.· The Republic of Texas is a transitional government.· Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, appointed a transitional government as a prelude to the introduction of multiparty politics.· The conference called for mass action in support of a transitional government and for a constitutional assembly to negotiate the new constitution.
· In particular, the Act of 1988 provided a four-month transitional period.· The outcome of this transitional period is unknown, but the forces pushing and pulling at various possibilities can be discerned.· Only during the transitional period when unemployment is rising will the chain be lengthened somewhat.· Luckily Thoth, possessing more compassion than he'd dared hope, soothed him through the transitional period.· Can the transitional period be extended for negotiation between union and employer?· The Convention set a transitional period of 10 years, with an industrial free trade area coming into being by 1970.· The state would have to help, for a transitional period in some cases, for ever in others.
· During this first transitional phase, de Gaulle's preoccupations were mostly short-term.· The team is still in a transitional phase but there are a number of very talented players in their line-up.· In style the seminal confusion of a transitional phase is no less evident than in subject.
· However, a knowledge of pair-wise transitional probability is often insufficient to select the target word string.· All permutations of transitional probabilities arising out of the character recognition are calculated to give an associated probability for a given string.
· For further details about transitional relief ask your charging authority - the address and telephone number are included with this bill.· Students are not eligible for community charge benefit in respect of such a period, but may be eligible for transitional relief.· Disabled Persons and pensioners who have not previously paid rates will also receive extra help under the transitional relief scheme.· With transitional relief we might reduce this below £1,000.· However if you were receiving the extra transitional relief in 1990-91 then you should not need to apply again.· Reductions take into account all the chargepayers in a property whereas previously transitional relief was based on a maximum of two charges.
· Each separation contains symbolic significance, incorporating transitional stages of liminality.· Nietzsche, it seems, was at a transitional stage.· Some suffering is, however, permanently painful, unendurable even, and is neither a transitional stage nor is remediable.· Meath are very much at a transitional stage.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1relating to a period during which something is changing from one state or form into anothertransitional period/stage etc- A transitional government of 28 ministers and six secretaries of state was named by Compaoré on June 16.
- According to the communiqué, a transitional government was scheduled to be appointed in January 1991.
- Ghozali, anxious to emphasize the non-party nature of his transitional government, did not attend.
- Meanwhile, the transitional government continued to face challenges to its authority.
- On the closing day of the conference, Eyadema recognized Koffigoh as Prime Minister of the transitional government.
- The National Executive Council resigned but was re-appointed on an interim basis pending the selection by Soglo of a transitional government.
a transitional period during the switch to the euro2transitional government a temporary government, usually one that governs until official elections can take place in a country—transitionally adverb