Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [prep] the present [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a passage which is bound to be seen as highly controversial in the present situation in East Germany , Sir Leon said : ‘ If Germany 's partners give the impression of being opposed to reunification this will only increase what is at present a small risk : that some in Germany may be tempted to seek reunification on the basis of doing a unilateral deal with the Soviet Union , involving the setting up of a new unified German state outside the Community . |
| 2 | It is perhaps doubtful in the present climate that the aircraft could have been kept in the air beyond the end of this year , even if the VA has still been in a position to influence affairs . |
| 3 | However , n-gram techniques have been shown to be less effective for the present project than word-lookup methods , as they fail to exploit letter-level constraints to the same extent [ Wells , 1989 ] . |
| 4 | This uncertainty is not so important at the present time , when things are far apart , so that a small uncertainty in position does not make much difference . |
| 5 | However , if the swimming pool , sauna , etc. exist and the ‘ change of use ’ is merely to increase their use and attract outside custom to the premises , is such a change merely incidental to the present use of the hotel premises , as in the Emma Hotels case above ? |
| 6 | I give this portion of my estate as a thank-offering in the firm conviction that never again shall we have such a chance of giving our country that form of help which is so vital at the present time . |
| 7 | Nonetheless , it is an outstanding work and especially relevant to the present enquiry . |
| 8 | the college would have fill control of the timing of examinations/assessments , thus introducing a degree of flexibility not feasible in the present system ; |
| 9 | This force grows in strength as the distribution of matter expands and is not useful in the present context . |
| 10 | There is also a power of adjournment given by section 54(1) of the Act but that relates to matters heard on complaint , that is to say , the justices ' civil jurisdiction , and is not applicable in the present case . |
| 11 | Those for whom this idea is a novelty may be surprised to learn that it was the writings and political practice of a Marxist , and a communist militant at that , which were largely responsible for the present currency of this view among radical thinkers . |
| 12 | In this way a defence that the property was already damaged and that the defendant is not responsible for the present damage can be countered . |
| 13 | She had heard that Miss Watson was n't best pleased with the present cleaner . |
| 14 | M_N Media Not Available — the media item is not available at the present time ie. it is in a locked cabinet , inaccessible to the operator . |
| 15 | unfortunately it 's not available at the present time . |
| 16 | But do these totals prove that hooligan behaviour of a kind broadly comparable with the present day was widespread before the First World War ? |
| 17 | The precautions taken by Buckley J. in paragraph 33 of his order to ensure that the privilege against self-incrimination is not necessary in the present instance exceed the statutory protection afforded by the Criminal Justice Act 1987 . |
| 18 | In my opinion it is not necessary in the present case to consider whether the unborn child was a person in law or at which stage she became a person . |
| 19 | For example , by the third sub-maxim of Manner ( " be brief " ) , wherever I avoid some simple expression in favour of some more complex paraphrase , it may be assumed that I do not do so wantonly , but because the details are somehow relevant to the present enterprise . |
| 20 | The scope of paragraph ( c ) is self-evident and not relevant in the present case . |
| 21 | The venture capital industry has grown rapidly in the 1980 's and into the 1990's , from around twelve in the mid 1970's to approximately 124 at the present time . |
| 22 | It had been submitted that such recapture was confined to cases of ‘ hot pursuit ’ and that this criterion was not satisfied in the present case ; but in cases involving mental patients the manner of pursuit must be for the discretion of those undertaking it and ‘ hot ’ pursuit might be inappropriate . |
| 23 | More important for the present discussion , however , was the spatial variability in both support for the strike over the full period and the rate of the drift back to work . |
| 24 | More important in the present connection , however , is the fact that one of those sitting in a seat of lesser importance , facing the sultan , was Hizir Bey . |
| 25 | As practitioners progress in their careers it becomes increasingly difficult and onerous to remember and record prior experience and achievement in a way which can achieve the type of credit which is often needed ( and is becoming more important in the present climate of belief that individuals should not be required to repeat learning which has already taken place ) . |
| 26 | But the more profiles are concerned with qualities of character and extra-curricular activities , the more intrusive of privacy they seem ; and , perhaps more relevant to the present enquiry , the less they have to do with the actual school curriculum . |
| 27 | Tagalog concepts are directly relevant to the present discussion because the Buid with whom I lived are in daily contact with Tagalog speaking immigrants from neighbouring islands . |
| 28 | ‘ Trollope is hardly relevant to the present day , ’ said Brian , who had been educated differently . |
| 29 | Although it has been criticised as a ’ descriptive ’ technique using ’ weak ’ methods , this approach has proved more suitable for the present project , due to its greater robustness , coverage and computational efficiency [ Keenan , 1992 ] . |
| 30 | But more significant in the present context is the fact that if an MP wins a reputation for trying to be helpful , more and more people will turn to him for help . |