Because crisis manifests itself intermittently, we treat it as an impermanent or transient phenomenon.

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More recently, Facebook has stapled on new features to its messaging app, like calling, voice mail and impermanent texts.

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They believe in an impermanent and illusory self made of shifting parts.

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Mr Kerry's personality seems undefined partly because it is rootless and impermanent.

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The site ranks in the top 100 websites worldwide, in some estimates, and has undergone lawsuits, server raids, and multiple impermanent shutdowns.

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Initially, the impermanent water feels like a downgrade from paint.

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The evening before, during the Mehndi party in which the bride and members of her party are adorned with henna designs (an impermanent skin ink) on their hands and feet, David wore a traditional Indian suit.

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It is time for those who consider themselves "serious" about arms control and responsible about national security to recognize the new deal on mobile missiles for what it is: an impermanent marriage of convenience that will make effective strategic arms reductions even more problematic and preclude steps urgently needed to provide for the common defense.

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