Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [art] present " in BNC.
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1 | We believe that methodological limitations of the lactulose hydrogen breath test may explain the present results and account for the reported controversies . |
2 | Mr. Wadsworth submits that we should approach the present application on the basis of those words in the introduction to section 23 , namely the court ‘ may , if they think it necessary or expedient in the interests of justice , ’ make the necessary order . |
3 | It is for that reason , I believe , that the Government have decided that we should maintain the present system . |
4 | It seems to me that I must judge the present claim in nuisance by reference to the present character of the neighbourhood pursuant to the planning permission for use of the dockyard as a commercial port . |
5 | If it is , he should hold the present attitude and stand by to lower the nose if the speed drops any further . |
6 | Government should review the present low standard of internal audit within all levels of public sector administration , especially at the central government level . |
7 | According to corporate finance theory , ‘ the share price of any company should reflect the present value of the company 's stream of future cash flows ’ . |
8 | The initial purchase consideration should reflect the present performance of the business . |
9 | The first , and urgent , question relates to the administrative and financial arrangements that should replace the present system under which four separate bodies produce the clean feed from the two Houses of Parliament ( HOCBUL and the Operator for the Commons Chamber , CCTV for Commons Committees and the BBC and ITN jointly for the Lord ) . |
10 | The argument also ignores the type of considerations that might determine the present non-use of these sophisticated weapons , such as the fear of complete destruction and total annihilation , rather than a greater degree of ahi sā , or love and concern for others . |
11 | ( One could compare the present system of allotment-holding , which certain pressure groups regard as uneconomic . ) |
12 | These developments could avoid the present difficulties of having to go from one service to another in search for a solution to each of a multitude of problems . |
13 | We could still imagine that there is a set of laws that determines events completely for some supernatural being , who could observe the present state of the universe without disturbing it . |
14 | He must be more patient and brace himself up to realise that he was the only person who could tackle the present chaotic state of affairs , ' This was the fourth time the King had told MacDonald that he would not accept his resignation . |
15 | However as Pacione ( 1984,145 ) observes : ‘ few models have been constructed to explain the population turnaround ’ , but out of these the model produced by Lewis and Maund ( 1976 ) and shown in Figure 5.4 may fit the present situation as described by Moseley ( 1983 ) in Table 5.4 the most closely . |
16 | My main concern is how much of the network would become ‘ prohibited ’ ; if it 's more than a fraction , I would prefer the present undefined arrangements . |
17 | The sinking of a laden supertanker would make the present slick look small indeed . |
18 | Edward Forbes and Darwin were inspired by Lyell to look for geological changes that would explain the present distribution of species in Europe . |
19 | This draft , which has 130 articles , would abolish the present parliament and the post of vice-president . |
20 | Asked about the mechanics of milk collection when the milk boards go , Mr Wiseman , said ideally he would like the present system to remain in place . |
21 | Is it then to see the world filled with drooping , superannuated , half-starved , helpless and unhelped animals , that you would alter the present system of pursuit and prey ? |
22 | In this chapter we shall outline the present position in each country and consider the response to the reorganisation of the early 1970s. first , however , we need to consider further the principles which informed the debates about local government structure . |
23 | Moscow was operating within the United Nations ' scenario which would leave the present regime in place after the departure of Soviet troops . |
24 | Nusrat Bhutto , Pakistan 's deputy prime minister who is leading its delegation to the UN General Assembly , said in New York that Moscow had agreed to talk to the mujahedin on the establishment of an interim government in Kabul that would involve the present Soviet-backed administration . |
25 | Recent OPEC estimates had suggested that the demand for OPEC oil in the fourth quarter would exceed the present ceiling , rising to between 23,500,000 bpd and 24,500,000 bpd . |
26 | This would replace the present Lord Chancellor 's Department which administers a very substantial budget , but which is not directly accountable to the House of Commons . |
27 | But once all the barriers have been removed , Western Europe can expect a flood of footballers from the East which will make the present procession of Yugoslavs seem a mere trickle . |
28 | A bill currently before parliament will abolish the present arbitrary rule that a company can only issue domestic corporate bonds up to twice the value of its shareholders ' funds . |
29 | On 21 and 28 March France is holding a general election which , it is widely believed , will oust the present Socialist government . |
30 | Ms Eagle added : ‘ Only the Labour Party is taking the question of unemployment seriously and working to develop policies that will ease the present situation . ’ |