Word: stop-gap
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...shipping industry, whose intricate schedules quickly plunged into chaos. Manufacturers' supply chains were the next to buckle. Honda, for example, halted production at its U.S. auto plants due to a shortage of parts, while suppliers to Sony and Dell were forced to ship critical components by air, an expensive stop-gap solution. Thousands of cars en route to the U.S. were among many Asian exports stuck idling offshore on cargo vessels or parked on Hong Kong and Singapore docks...
...that comprehensive collection (as we're still waiting for Wilson, who had the original idea for what later became The Library of America, to be included in the collection he inspired). But in the meantime this volume, as problematic and as frustrating as it might be, is a useful stop-gap...
...Tuesday's change is not a perfect solution--this is only a stop-gap measure while we look for permanent solution," he said. "Students deserve good network access, and we need to find a way to ensure that the network is used and not abused...
...prefect program is an interesting, but stop-gap measure," he adds. "[My prefects] are certainly enthusiastic, but I don't really feel that they've connected me to upperclass life...
...these may be mere stop-gap measures, which offer little long-term relief for students inconvenienced by the growing number of Powerbooks...