A locally ambiguous sentence is a sentence that contains an ambiguous phrase but has only one interpretation; the ambiguity in a locally ambiguous sentence briefly persists and is resolved by the end of the utterance.
A locally ambiguous sentence is a sentence. This sentence contains an ambiguous phrase. This sentence has only one interpretation. The ambiguity in a locally ambiguous sentence briefly persists. The ambiguity in a locally ambiguous sentence briefly is resolved by the end of the utterance.