Example sentences of "[subord] our present [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Additionally , since sound is reflected differently from surfaces of varying density , a good quality ultrasonic sonar would bestow some degree of ‘ X-ray ’ sonic vision , infinitely more refined than our present day ultrasonic medical diagnostic instruments . |
| 2 | In this way , protected by a structure created by a skilled therapist , we can cower in fear , howl with anger , weep with panic , rend our clothes in guilt and let go any need to hold on to feelings which belong to our past rather than our present lives . |
| 3 | More even than our present MPs he would have to ensure that any success he might achieve was widely reported . |
| 4 | If you can imagine anything worse than our present situation , that is . |
| 5 | They set the tone thirty-five years ago and it would be wonderful if our present team could capture ‘ Sam ’ now . ’ |
| 6 | We have to look on , more or less helplessly , since our present plan is not to use force and not to promote an incident " . |
| 7 | Many have already departed by the way of this terrible illness , no doubt others will follow before our present travail is over . |
| 8 | Many vets believe that vaccines would not be as effective at controling rabies as our present quarantine laws . |
| 9 | If active citizenship is to be established , changes are essential as our present system does not seek to achieve it . |
| 10 | Ferns , club mosses and gymnosperms continued the tree-like growth of the Devonian period , when a moderate climate became warmer , and this dense foliage locked up the carbon as our present coal deposits , thus increasing even further the oxygen content of the atmosphere . |
| 11 | The trouble is that when our present Government sees an opportunity to reduce its spending , logic , good sense , the public weal and even moral commitment seem to have no place in its thinking . |