Example sentences of "[am/are] [prep] the present " in BNC.
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| 1 | These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects . |
| 2 | These media , which are for the present time state-owned , are therefore expected to devote a significant amount of air-time to the running of radio schools and the promotion of mass adult literacy education , as well as the study of other basic subjects . |
| 3 | As one who admires much of what WTA has done and enjoys watching the best women players compete against each other , because the entertainment value they produce can often be tremendous , I was sad to see that apparently they still do not appreciate how relatively well off they are under the present set-up and how much they could stand to lose from open warfare in the game . |
| 4 | The historian , perhaps , can do little more than echo Disraeli 's pregnant remark in Sybil , Book IV , Chapter I : ‘ when parties are in the present state of equality , the Sovereign is no longer a mere pageant . ’ |
| 5 | There 's been recent criticism that too many Scots are in the present team . |
| 6 | ‘ The conventions of the constitution now consist of customs which ( whatever their historical origin ) are at the present day maintained for the sake of ensuring the supremacy of the House of Commons , and ultimately , through the elective House of Commons , of the nation . |
| 7 | Many institutions of less than 150 , either free standing or in collaboration with others , have offered and will continue to offer a range of courses well matched to the needs of the student population as they are at the present time . |