Example sentences of "[subord] at present " in BNC.
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| 1 | This will apply.not only to mathematics and English , but also to areas such as science and arts , where at present progression and continuity are particularly weak . |
| 2 | This makes one coherent line of argument , where at present there are half a dozen . |
| 3 | A second map , however , shows the controlling factors which include areas where no fieldwork or air survey was possible — in other words , areas where at present it is impossible to assess whether sites exist or not . |
| 4 | Unlike England [ where at present GNVQs in Tourism and Leisure also encompass Hotel and Catering and are therefore very broadly based ] . , |
| 5 | At State level , there is simply no administration at all to carry out conservation , although at present State Soil Conservation Commissions are in the process of being formed . |
| 6 | The spectacle of adults fighting legal battles over children is by no means confined to cases of surrogacy , although at present these will run an increased risk of litigation . |
| 7 | Again , the control layout would bother me because the volume pot for the bridge pickup is the middle of the three , but I think I could get used to it — although at present it is like trying to get used to driving a new car where they 've put the gearstick in the middle of the passenger seat . |
| 8 | Some ( although at present very few ) companies also explain the responsibilities and work of their audit committees . |
| 9 | Although at present , age controls are tentative and further work will be necessary to substantiate correlations , the following points are worthy of note . |
| 10 | Gastric carcinoma is very common in patients presenting with metastasis of unknown origin , although at present the antibody 's clinical usefulness is questionable as the disease has a poor prognosis . |
| 11 | Although at present nuclear power generation contributes only 0.1 per cent of the total global radiation dose commitment , much public concern has been expressed on the potential local and regional effects of accidental releases of radioactive material . |
| 12 | These will consist of a combined ex-NCC Scotland and Countryside Commission for Scotland in a new Scottish natural heritage agency ; a similar combination in Wales , although at present there is no separate country identity for the Welsh Countryside Commission — just ten people in a regional office in Newtown ; and in England there will still be separate agencies of the Countryside Commission and whatever replaces the NCC . |
| 13 | Although at present there is insufficient evidence to extrapolate these findings to the human situation , the finding of chemically modified DNA in human tissues is clearly worrying . |
| 14 | One theory is there should be Sydney , a week earlier than at present , leading into the Australian Open , the Stella Artois Championships as the traditional prelude to Wimbledon , plus Cincinnati and Indianapolis on the way into the U.S. Open . |
| 15 | These include : Proposed revisions to market hours in order to make official dealing times , mandatory quote periods and Seaq dealing times overlap more closely than at present . |
| 16 | Economists worry that even higher rates would make a prolonged recession much more likely than at present . |
| 17 | ‘ On the contrary , with high levels of transport growth the emissions of nitrogen oxides from road vehicles may be higher in 2020 than at present . ’ |
| 18 | The question about tackling more tasks on the farm than at present was to ascertain if women : ( a ) wanted to do more , or ( b ) thought it was their responsibility to be able to contribute more to the farm . |
| 19 | The real message that came from this question was that many family and part-time farmers had wives willing to do more than at present . |
| 20 | Even so , the carry from the men 's tee was considered particularly daunting , for it was also lower than at present , and even the new bank in front failed to ease the psychological effects of both hazard , distance and danger . |
| 21 | Increased usage of renewable energy sources , most of which will mainly convert energy into electricity , will necessitate better methods of storage of electrical energy than at present . |
| 22 | Increasing decentralisation ( to Regions or Departments ) of responsibilities is a feature of the present French government 's policies ; in consequence , financial aids in the LFA may well become less uniform than at present . |
| 23 | HLCAs should be fixed at a slightly lower level than at present , e.g. 80% below present values in the ‘ severely disadvantaged ’ LFA . |
| 24 | Conservation advice would be the NCC 's and the NPA 's responsibilities ; ADAS ' role would be widened and advice made available to smaller farms than at present . |
| 25 | The variety of subject search approaches and output formats should ultimately make this a valuable service — although to realize full potential it must achieve a more comprehensive coverage of publishers than at present . |
| 26 | The underlying point is that much more can and should be done than at present by librarians and information scientists to bring order and control to the myriad of business information sources that they are called upon to handle . |
| 27 | However , an inadequate indicator may be preferable to no indicator ; failure to include death rates in the formula would mean that funds were even less related to need than at present . |
| 28 | It should be easier to get minor repairs done than at present . |
| 29 | However , if health authorities differ in their priorities and make provision for that health care which they consider to be a priority , then Type I systems can mean that residents of different health authorities find access to some forms of health care even more unequal than at present . |
| 30 | If the proposals in Working for patients are implemented , the planning roles of the various parts of the health services would change considerably and would be more differentiated than at present . |