Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [conj] [art] present [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | However , in the long run society should invest if the present value of future benefits exceeds the cost of adding to the capital stock . |
3 | ‘ I must emphasise that the present nitrate standard of 50mg/litre remains , in our view , the appropriate preferred standard . |
4 | When that word becomes common currency , then we 'll know that the present stereotypes have lost their stranglehold . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | ‘ 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 . |