Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] the present " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | This is regarded by the present government , along with its proposals for a national curriculum , as a means of enhancing the quality of education , and making schools more accountable to parents in a system of schooling that it is intended will be more consumer oriented . |
| 2 | Some of this information is summarized in the present chapter , and emphasis is placed here on the sources of the pellet/scat samples and their specific points of interest . |
| 3 | It is included in the present study because it may possibly occur in deeper water elsewhere in the North Atlantic . |
| 4 | The initial pattern of four patches , symmetrically placed about the equator near 65°N , S ; 120°E , W , is seen in the present geomagnetic field and is stable on the historical timescale ; it has been proposed as a reflection of the underlying convective pattern . |
| 5 | None of this talk of justification is threatened by the present sceptical argument . |
| 6 | But this resistance is weakened in the present context by allegations of misuse of power by the security services . |
| 7 | It is however a controversial project because of the cost of its electricity and the question as to whether it is needed at the present time despite electricity being the main growth area in the Brazilian energy demand picture . |
| 8 | The fourth , English Potted Meats and Fish Pastes , 1968 , is reprinted in the present volume , pp.216–229 . |
| 9 | A similarly satisfactory outcome is anticipated for the present year . |
| 10 | The question whether there was ‘ dishonesty ’ by the prosecution may not be easy for magistrates to determine because it is not clear in what sense that word is used in the present context . |
| 11 | The Poll Tax Section included on the structure attached herewith is based on the present levels of staff dealing with recovery and enforcement . |
| 12 | But trouble is brewing for the present Lord Mayor . |
| 13 | This is known as the present value of £100 in one year 's time at a discount rate of 8 per cent , or the DCF PV at 8 per cent . |
| 14 | This is known as the present value of £100 in one years time at a discount rate of 8 per cent , or the DCF PV at 8 per cent . |
| 15 | This information is based on what is known at the present time , which is August 1989 . |
| 16 | After the meeting , Gale also told Reuter that his company 's exclusive franchise , which is valid until 2006 , is secure despite the Chinese threat to tear up agreements it has not approved — but the new non-exclusive domestic licence , due to come into force in 1995 , will need Peking 's endorsement after it is negotiated with the present government . |
| 17 | The demand is supported by the present Ethiopian Foreign Minister , Seyoum Mesfin , who pledges his government 's ‘ wholehearted and continued support ’ for the ‘ noble cause ’ of the obelisk 's return . |
| 18 | Similar behaviour is observed in the present SV . |
| 19 | One particular connection between the socialization of women and their later performance of the housewife role is elucidated by the present research data . |
| 20 | The trade list is represented by the present sales force : Jill Parker ( Scotland ) ; Harry Long ( northern England and Wales ) ; Trevor Boys ( central England ) ; Tom Bailey ( the south west and south Wales ) ; Les Hall ( southeast England ) ; and Clem Addenbrooke ( central London ) . |
| 21 | If due account is taken of the present state of the law in regard to mortgages and choses in action , it is apparent that to make a distinction in the case of land would be to make just such an exception . |
| 22 | . The fair price of the bond is 95.30 , which is composed of the present value of the stream of coupon payments ( 52.07 ) and the present value of the return of principal ( 43.23 ) . |
| 23 | P-ANCA/GS-ANA is more common in ulcerative colitis than in Crohn 's disease , which is confirmed in the present study by the high frequency of IgG anti-lactoferrin antibodies in ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis but not in Crohn 's disease . |
| 24 | Former Puma tighthead Serafin Dengra , now playing in France , adds : ‘ The Argentine RU is to blame for the present low standards . |
| 25 | From a more conventional approach which encompasses land use , maps of soil erosion , and the designation of technically feasible conservation measures which can be accepted within the constraints operating upon land-users — a difficult enough task in itself — an expansion is suggested to the present programme which seems to involve the political economy of the whole world in every instance of soil erosion . |