Example sentences of "[vb infin] [that] [art] present " in BNC.
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| 1 | When that word becomes common currency , then we 'll know that the present stereotypes have lost their stranglehold . |
| 2 | One would think that the present money-motivated Government would realise that encouraging people to carry donor cards and promoting a healthier lifestyle would give better results . |
| 3 | Will the Minister confirm that the present Government have introduced higher taxes than any other Government , and that they have increased national insurance contributions for those on average and low pay by a massive 40 per cent ? |
| 4 | Very briefly what would it do that the present generation of aircraft wo n't , how is it a quantum leap ahead ? |
| 5 | If the scheme is to qualify for grant aid , the benefit-cost assessment must show that the present value of all the benefits derived from the scheme exceed the present value of all the costs . |
| 6 | The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer , Norman Lamont , was also quoted as saying that he did not believe that the present position of the dollar had rendered it " uncompetitive . " |
| 7 | Mr. Ratcliffe told me he could not say that an average person would not be woken by a heavy goods vehicle passing by his window and , to his credit , whilst making the very best of his brief he did not suggest that the present position is not disturbing . |
| 8 | If Mao could sit up in his mausoleum and scan the elite quarters to the west of the Forbidden City , with X-ray vision to penetrate its vermilion walls , he would conclude that the present leadership should be Respected Tactically but Despised Strategically . |
| 9 | The Directive allows more stringent requirements and therefore it would seem that the present UK practice ( and its lower initial threshold ) can be continued , which may help UK companies fearful of predators . |
| 10 | ‘ I must emphasise that the present nitrate standard of 50mg/litre remains , in our view , the appropriate preferred standard . |
| 11 | The Agenda did , however , state that the present level of third world indebtedness made the provision of additional financing essential . |
| 12 | ‘ Therefore the problem that had emerged in 1985 has come as a considerable shock to us and I would say that the present directors of Mogul Ireland — ourselves — have acted promptly , decisively and responsibly since it came to our attention . |
| 13 | Well okay , but you 've got ta say that the present network is not capable of either delivering or extracting er |
| 14 | A majority of economists would , therefore , argue that the present high level of unemployment has nothing to do with new technology . |