Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [art] present [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The initial purchase consideration should reflect the present performance of the business . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ( One could compare the present system of allotment-holding , which certain pressure groups regard as uneconomic . ) |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Edward Forbes and Darwin were inspired by Lyell to look for geological changes that would explain the present distribution of species in Europe . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Moscow was operating within the United Nations ' scenario which would leave the present regime in place after the departure of Soviet troops . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Labour will continue the present talks on Northern Ireland . |
| 16 | The hon. Lady will know that the market value of such houses will reflect the present state of agriculture and the demand for such houses . |
| 17 | We may define the present value of a pure discount risk-free debenture as follows : . |
| 18 | But I believe we can take the present collection of businesses and produce from them a very profitable bank . ’ |
| 19 | We can determine the present rate of expansion by measuring the velocities at which other galaxies are moving away from us , using the Doppler effect . |