I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a birthday present
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Have you got Lou a birthday present yet?
a Christmas present
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The children couldn't wait to open their Christmas presents.
a wedding present/gift
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He gave them a painting as a wedding present.
accept a gift/present
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Accepting presents from him made her feel uncomfortable.
be present at a ceremony
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The French ambassador was present at the ceremony.
historic present
mark sb present/absent (= write on an official list that someone is there or not there, especially in school )
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Any student who is more than 20 minutes late for class will be marked absent.
on present/current/past etc form
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On current form he’s one of the top three players in the country.
pose/present a threat
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The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.
present a picture
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Newspapers tend to present a grim picture of what's going on in the world.
present a programme British English , host a program American English (= introduce its different parts )
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At the time she was also presenting several television programmes.
present a united front (= show that they both feel the same about a situation )
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When disciplining children, it is important that parents present a united front .
present participle
present perfect
present sb with an award (= give someone an award at a formal ceremony )
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She cried when she was presented with her award.
present sb with an ultimatum
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Iraq was presented with an ultimatum by the UN to cease the invasion of Kuwait.
present tense
present/deliver a petition
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A group of pensioners went to London to present the petition.
present/pose a challenge (= be a difficult one )
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These changes pose a real challenge to farmers.
present/pose a problem (= cause it or make it have to be considered )
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A shortage of trained nurses is posing major problems.
present/pose an obstacle (= cause an obstacle to exist )
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Serious differences continue to present obstacles to an agreement.
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Our reliance on fossil fuels poses an obstacle to achieving these targets.
present/pose difficulties formal (= be something that is difficult to deal with )
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English spelling may present some difficulties for learners.
present/project/promote an image (= behave in a way that creates a particular image )
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He presented an image of himself as an energetic young leader.
present...wrapped
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The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper.
provide/present/open up an opportunity
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The course also provides an opportunity to study Japanese.
sb's present/immediate concern
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Her two immediate concerns were to find a home and a job.
see/present sth in a positive light (= see or present something as good )
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If you spend a year travelling after school, employers often see this in a positive light.
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The merger was presented to the world in a positive light.
sth’s present/current state
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We can deduce how the planet evolved from its beginnings to its present state.
the current/present climate ( also the prevailing climate formal )
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Change will be hard to achieve in the current climate.
the present century
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The present century has seen the start of international terrorism.
the present era
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People feel much less secure in the present era of international terrorism.
the present moment (= now )
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At the present moment, there are 500 students at the school.
the present/current position
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The following statistics indicate the present position.
the present/current situation
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The present situation in Afghanistan is very worrying.
the present/current state of knowledge
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That is the best advice we can offer, given our current state of knowledge about the disease.
this chapter/the present chapter
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The present chapter deals with the years leading up to the war.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
case
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Whether or not he'd be of similar help in the present case , Lewis didn't know, of course.
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The present case , then, concerns a relationship lying within the zone of privacy created by several fundamental constitutional guarantees.
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In the present case , when this tenancy agreement took effect the term was completely uncertain.
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In the present case the plaintiff did not allege, nor did the judge find, any bad faith by the defendants.
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There is no material distinction between the facts in Dobson and those in the present case .
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In the present case the cause of action arises under statute and Mr. Thomas argues that different considerations apply.
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In the present case a post office worker sustained an injury on his left shin.
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In the present case the debtor did not apply for a taxation of Marshalls' bills within one month.
century
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The local jute industry employed forty thousand people in the early years of the present century .
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By the middle of the present century , a liberalization trend had set in.
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It has however been the subject of much criticism, which has grown substantially during the second half of the present century .
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Millions of acres have been drained in this country in the present century alone.
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This came to light in the present century during widening and repair operations.
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The mania persisted into the present century .
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Also shown are photographs of some of the more notable news happenings that occurred during the first half of the present century .
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But these changes through the birth rate remained relatively modest in this country until the present century .
day
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Cheque Thanks to the generosity of the Order the centre is ready to meet those needs in the present day and age.
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Yet, the most frequent present day charge against the mainstream media still centers on their liberal bias.
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This is one of those originals and still giving its present day owner great enjoyment.
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Is it realistic to talk of a multiplicity of body plans in the Cambrian, far exceeding that of the present day ?
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Sadly it is no longer true that the present day pattern of fields is much the same as that shown on enclosure maps.
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Since then the pubs passed down through sons, daughters, cousins and nephews to it's present day owners.
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But the quality of the soil has helped protect this part of the past for present day archeologists to observe.
form
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Of course - if you will forgive me for saying so - it is a bit stilted in its present form .
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In its present form it is substantially an early eighteenth-century building, and now serves as a local nursing home.
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On his present form we really would have been better sticking with Chappie.
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It is not likely to survive in its present form .
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It will be argued subsequently that the present forms of science and technology will in any case give rise to structural unemployment.
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It is extremely unlikely that if the House of Lords did not exist it would be invented in its present form .
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Existing species were not created in their present form at the beginning of life on this planet.
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She was rebuilt into her present form at Cowlairs works in 1915 and served on the continent during the First World War.
government
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It will offer a fair rates policy that gives 100 percent. rates relief to people whom the present Government have abandoned.
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I think the present Government has a lot to answer for.
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There is no denying that the present government has done something to influence both sides of this equation.
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You will appreciate that I have yet to write about the present government .
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The present Government promised about 50, which we all took to mean 46 or 47.
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The introduction of the notification scheme by the present government was a significant step forward for the parks.
level
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Man as he now is lives under certain categories of Cosmic Law, which keep him at his present level of development.
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Further work needs to be carried out in order to improve the present level of constitutional, decentralized and resource concepts of accountability.
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You must content yourself with maintaining your present level and role in the organization for the duration or leave!
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Treasury ministers argue that the present levels of interest rates are part of a policy of reducing inflation.
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We urgently need more teachers for without them our work will not spread or even maintain its present level .
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Global sea level was 120 metres below the present level during the Ice Age.
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The contention of many is that the charge should be at three or four times the present level .
position
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The various devices used by the courts to maintain the present position will be discussed below.
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Why did this happen?-Why do you want to leave your present position ?
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She's a tough, single-minded lady who hasn't achieved her present position without treading on more than a few toes.
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What might have suited you when you started your present position may not satisfy you now.
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They coincided precisely with their present positions , edge of page and edge of stain.
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In the first grid fill in each quadrant with the appropriate work activities in your present position .
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In 1968 they were raised to their present position to escape inundation by the rising waters of a man-made lake.
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The person approached is usually not a job hunter but some one who is very successful in his or her present position .
problem
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Components for use in a.c. bridges present problems .
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The proposals also aim to overcome the present problems relating to the independence, accountability and legal liability of external auditors.
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Hence the industry's present problems .
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Address the present problems and the way forward to solving them.
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In my experience these features present problems for many young readers.
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Are the present problems unusual or has the client a long history of similar difficulties?
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The possibility of reducing words here could be very useful as televised text and microfiche present problems with eye fatigue and space.
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I will rail against its present problems and I will certainly fight for its future.
purpose
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This qualification has no significance for present purposes .
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With the values used, the frequency is several kilohertz but is in no way critical for this present purpose .
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For present purposes , however, it is the use of language relating to legacies and trusts which is relevant.
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These notations, or are themselves of interest, of course, but their usefulness for present purposes is vitiated by two factors.
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For present purposes it is important for three reasons. 1.
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The contrast seems to me, for present purposes , to be a very useful one.
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This by no means complete account of development is sufficient for present purposes .
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But we have said enough for present purposes .
situation
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Besides, the card game reflected his present situation well.
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What was so different about the present situation ? they asked Alvin.
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But for many drivers using the road regularly the present situation is unacceptable.
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Ismail told me sev-eral times that the present situation could not continue.
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Furthermore, do the recommendations for reform presently advocated come anywhere near improving the present situation ?
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Such recall of information and application to the present situation may change our decision on how to act ....
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Start by assessing the present situation as objectively as possible.
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Could it be worse than her present situation ? whispered a treacherous small voice.
state
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With the Sun in its present state of inactivity there are unlikely to be any dragons worth chasing.
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In its present state of suspended animation, however, H-4 may look forward to a well-preserved life of undetermined longevity.
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Here the resulting effect is to emphatically assert a present state .
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At our present state of knowledge, statistical calculations of what could happen are justified and achievable.
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The present state of the locomotive is that it is almost complete.
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Lying on his uncomfortably narrow bed, he thought back to the events which had brought about his present state .
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You have to ask yourselves some searching questions, particularly about the quality of your relationship prior to the present state of emergency.
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Some clearly do so already; hence the present state of affairs.
study
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Perhaps the most striking finding in the present study was the histological analysis of the gastric mucosa surrounding the tumour.
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The present study was done to evaluate the correlation between the two tests in humans.
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The incidence of perforation in the present study is comparable with some of the earlier reports.
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The present study provides further evidence for these interactions in the colon.
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The largest number of related papers in the present study is 9.
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In the present study the addition of increasing doses of egg lecithin to human and model biles progressively prolongs the nucleation time.
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There would, however, have been at least two problems with using this method in the present study .
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Measures of fit, in the context of the present study , can only be approximations.
system
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Any diagnostic system that is quicker and cheaper than the present system would be of use.
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Before the present system was established, several networking arrangements were tried.
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Mr Patten also said that he believed in the validity of the present system for predicting what housing needs will be.
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Each has a powerful constituency ready to defeat any politician who dares to attack the present system .
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She suggests that the educational infrastructure does not exist at all in our present system but could be provided.
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There are both good and bad aspects to the present system of ticket punching.
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The present system is no more comprehensible to the public in this respect than was its predecessor.
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What was needed, Gillette reasoned, was a world corporation to replace the present system .
tense
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The present tense is generally also used when telling a story, as in a summary of the narrative of a novel.
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P make sure the statement is in the present tense .
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The present tense is used in this case because it carries a sense of immediacy and impact.
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Bernstein was unable to construct anything other than disjointed school-book phrases in the present tense .
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Switching from the future to the present tense has other advantages.
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Every time you find a patient talking in past tense instead of present tense he is not returned to an incident.
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She lived in the present tense of the school with its totally absorbing pattern of routine and minor rebellion.
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Harrison writes in the present tense , excising names, places, location, time frame.
time
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At the present time , with the considerable experience gained and with additional personnel available, this initial effort should be axiomatic.
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One of the chief causes at the present time was the increase in interest rates, especially for the self-employed.
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At the present time , we are still in an indecisive back-and-forth period....
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We are a great movement that wants to help real people living on this earth at the present time .
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At the present time there is only the public house left.
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I think it true to say that at the present time it is not at all difficult for academics to appear in print.
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At the present time the runway and airport buildings are being improved.
trend
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It may be that with the present trend towards measurement numerical classifications will come back into vogue.
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But if present trends continue, only 8, 880 will be available.
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However, on present trends , these goals will not be met.
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On present trends the goal will slip again or be forgotten.
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Slightly worrying is what we can expect from the ensuing composite present trend .
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The long-term implications of these habitat losses for individual species, if the present trends continue, are likely to be disastrous.
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Where there are already target dates for environmental improvements, the report would show whether those might be achieved on present trends .
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This negative knowledge could be valuable. extrapolation 104 Here the forecast extends the present trends into the future.
value
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The accuracy of the result can be checked in a column showing the present value for that term.
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All future costs and benefits should be discounted to their present value for comparison.
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Their present value is £2.5 billion using a very conservative discount rate of 2 percent.
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In addition to net present value , the internal rate of return on a capital budgeting project is also calculated.
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The present value of dividends on the shares in the index over the next six months was £1500.
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As present value increases relative to future value for a given term to maturity, the interest rate declines. 3.
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Mr Franklin says the promised stream of profits averaging £10m over the next five years has a present value of roughly £44m.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ever-increasing/ever-present etc
the present perfect
the present tense
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A feeling of sadness was present in the room.
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Arnaud lived in Los Angeles before moving to his present home in New York.
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Copies were given to all the members present .
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He warned that the present situation could get much worse.
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In the present economic climate, investors should be cautious.
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The new library will be double the size of the present one.
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Traces of the chemical are present in drinking water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Thankfully my brothers were not present .
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The present federal minimum wage is $ 4. 25 an hour.
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The woodwind can only be used for doubling notes which are already present in the brass.
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These are air-borne and are also present in some foods, most notably in eggs.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
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The author has presented a most readable account which is both educational and entertaining, and in places exciting.
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Instead they present a systematic account of just where Freudian theory fails.
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In this chapter I want to present some personal accounts by women criminals.
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For this reason we will present a narrative account of ten consecutive one-century runs, just as they came off the computer.
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As a consequence, a large cheque which was presented against my account was returned unpaid.
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Books which present a fair account of corruption have a defence denied to glossy propaganda.
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Management will therefore need to be able to have sufficient information to present an accurate account to the media.
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The drawback with equal partial allocation is that it presents a rather arbitrary account of events.
argument
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Its campaign against the euro, however, presented xenophobic arguments against further international economic integration.
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The two sides will discuss jury instructions with the judge Friday, and will present closing arguments next Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Blaug presented his argument with a rather different emphasis.
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The black students wanted to present different, additional arguments from those in the Texas brief in favor of affirmative action.
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An educated cleric well versed in Shia theology, he presents reasoned arguments for the beliefs of the conservative establishment.
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That will come Friday morning, when attorneys for both sides present closing arguments .
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Claims for loss of cargo should present some nice legal arguments .
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Without preaching, writer-director Tim Robbins presents the arguments of opponents and proponents of the death penalty.
award
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The purpose: to present an award recognizing special achievement in the fight against a learning disability known as dyslexia.
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He's been presenting awards aimed at encouraging safety at work, a challenge taken up in Oxfordshire's old folks homes.
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Hagey subsequently was presented with two civic awards for drawing San Diegans to the then-moribund Gaslamp Quarter.
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At the dinner, Gandhi repeated his plea to present the award .
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I presented 29 awards and was able to announce that a further 500 companies are committed to meeting this standard.
budget
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Immediately after announcing details of the new industrial policy Singh presented his first budget to the Lok Sabha.
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Each executive then presented plans and budgets for their respective departments.
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Clinton is expected to address budget issues in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, and he presents his budget Thursday.
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The Treaty of Amiens in 1802 brought a brief peace, and by June 1803 Addington was again presenting a war budget .
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Jardana presented his 1990 budget to the House of Representatives on Jan. 6, 1990.
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For a new chancellor, presenting a budget for an unpopular government, it was the best he could do.
case
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The tribunal members retire and deliberate once both sides have presented their cases .
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In presenting his case , Scull needs to tie Wooten to the murder scene.
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Beattie argued that they should go out and present their case .
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Then I told the judge I was sorry we had to present this painful case to him, and I sat down.
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A fact-finding exercise before I present my case to Council.
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Nevertheless, I do believe that Al presents a serious case which must be respected and reckoned with.
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They present the case for the Crown.
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What I did was I presented my case .
challenge
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NGOs appear to present challenges to the authority of government agencies.
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Home shopping, video on-demand, or other services present similar challenges .
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In the meantime, the number of suicide attempters referred to hospitals has continued to present an organizational challenge .
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The new century presented challenges that visionaries thought the old forms could not meet.
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Silently she brooded on her own thoughts, unwilling to admit to herself that he presented a challenge .
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Sue feels that 1992 and the opening of the Channel Tunnel will present new challenges and greater competition.
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This is easier for us, for it presents less challenge to the habits of our mental and emotional processes.
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Creating the microscopic shapes presents another challenge in its own right.
data
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Kondratieff presented few data for growth from 1789 to 1814 from countries other than Britain because they had little growth to analyse.
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This section has just presented some statistical data on such differences.
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However, the overall pattern which is presented by Beattie's data suggests a rather more complicated picture.
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Therefore, we considered all subjects as belonging to one group when presenting the data for the these parameters.
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The transition of the Course to a new structure and regulations in 1985-86 presented a unique data processing challenge.
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First, it must present technical data on safety in a way that will encourage public debate.
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We have presented our data in the same way as MacKenzie and Jefferies from Oxford.
difficulty
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But it presents a major difficulty at the outset to the writer of general history.
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Nature had to present itself as a difficulty to be overcome.
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What we may expect, know or not know about our audience can present other dimensions of difficulty and challenge.
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However, infinite decimal expressions, such as the full non-terminating expansion present certain difficulties .
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These findings present some difficulties for the kind of goals needed in Workplace 2000.
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Take particular trouble with any which might present you with difficulties and have a credible reply worked out to sidestep -problem areas.
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What presented some difficulty , however, was giving away the money.
evidence
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Not only do they not do this but when presented with such evidence they explain it away.
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Absolutely, and Holden himself presented the evidence .
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In any case it is the role of the Reporter to present the evidence and argue the case before the Sheriff.
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And considering that his claim of an 85 percent cure rate was presented without any supporting evidence .
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Lawyers said the prosecution was allowed to present evidence , but that there was no mention of any defence evidence.
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I was unable to look directly at the policeman while he presented his evidence .
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He presents some evidence to support this view.
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In this section, we shall present four types of evidence which plainly call for the distinction to be observed.
form
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A description which deals with abstract types will present linguistic forms and their meanings as constituents of the conventional code.
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Needless to say, the dish is rarely presented in its original form .
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The events are presented in episodic form , as a continuous narrative tossed antiphonally to and fro between the actresses.
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They are extremely complex and are most clear when presented in diagram form .
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It is useful to present these in tabular form simply adding on an extra column each year.
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Conclusions will then be drawn from this body of facts and these will be presented in narrative form .
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Information of current interest or related to the ward learning programme can be presented in a display form .
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There have of course been many other visits which were either not documented or else which were presented in an ephemeral form .
front
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But this phalanx of enemies, all with influence in the legislature, did not present an unbroken front .
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It was not expected to be waterproof, although obviously in combination with the mortar it should present a united front .
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But in the face of the enemy they presented a united front .
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You need to present a united front and avoid taking sides or playing one child off against the other.
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Inpart this failure of the middle classes to present a unified political front arose from the very intransigence of the regime.
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At this stage nothing remains but that each should present an opaque front to the other.
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Parents need to present a combined front to the children which is firm and united.
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Both Secunderabad and Hyderabad presented long arcaded fronts to the platform, back by powerful rectangular blocks containing offices.
image
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The ability to work under pressure and present a good image are important.
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Its main function, however, appears to be to present a better image of Sri Lanka to the outside world.
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You could present inputs of numeral images with the expected outputs.
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Furthermore, Picasso was anxious to present in each image as much essential information about the subject as he could.
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Others do not often see this as a genuine option, however, so how may we present a more positive image ?
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A well-written and crafted letter which is professionally presented will present a positive image both of the writer and of the organisation.
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Relocation to an area which presented the right company image together with good facilities for employees could ease the problem.
information
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The final tone-unit, however, does present new information .
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The gallery on wheels also presents information on Tiffany and the Morse family with the artwork.
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The new product matrix sets out to present complex information with clarity.
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This information may be relevant as a reminder or it may be presented as new information.
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The phone will only be able to access Web pages that present their information in the Unwired style.
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Or that any newscast or print publication has room to or should present every shard of information it gathers on every story?
opportunity
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And true to form Graham Sale lost no time in capitalising on an opportunity presenting Douglas Hurd with his own clock.
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This gives you the opportunity to present your own ideas and theoretical contributions.
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Come to laugh, no doubt, and what a splendid opportunity they were being presented with!
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But sometimes the opportunity presents itself to be with a student in a situation that has nothing to do with schoolwork.
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Let us be resolved to take and use the opportunities presented by change to the full.
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Be prepared at any time to assess an opportunity when it presents itself.
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There is a growing awareness of the opportunities for hauliers presented by part ownership of private railway sidings.
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And with Joe Alsop at his side, the opportunity would present itself frequently.
patient
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A reasonable course is to measure the blood glucose of all patients when they present with infarction.
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The patient may present either with insidious mental changes or subtle choreiform activity.
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Those patients who present with metastatic disease and are treated with maximal endocrine treatment will have a median survival of 36 months.
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It turns on hard when the patient comes to present time.
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Of those patients presenting with gross ascites with normal pitted red cell counts, three were reformed rather than current drinkers.
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It is these patients who present themselves to the outpatient clinic.
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Each practitioner was invited to record details of all patients who presented with an asthma attack during a predetermined three month period.
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Very few patients will present initially in the chronic arthritic phase of the disease.
petition
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Pensions Mr. Morley I wish to present a second petition , signed by many thousands of Scunthorpe district residents.
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An area seeking detachment must present a petition signed by 25 percent of its registered voters.
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Anand made the announcement after student leaders had presented him with a petition calling for the lifting of martial law.
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Company workers have presented petitions to the municipalities where the company has its main plants.
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This, in turn, enables the creditor to present a bankruptcy petition .
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He had committed an act of bankruptcy and a petition had been presented .
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One prepares one's Bill and then presents it as a petition to Parliament.
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Voice over A delegation of pensioners marched on Number 10 to present the petition .
picture
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The artist was determined to present an accurate picture .
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Goodman presents quite a different picture .
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Other counties present a similar picture .
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I always thought my job was to present the pictures as clearly as I could without intruding on the story.
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But in order to keep the argument as clear as possible we presented a fairly static picture of the class structure.
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To present such a picture of a typical abusive marriage is misleading.
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We probably presented quite an obscene picture and suddenly we seemed to have an audience.
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Powell's visit last month as secretary of state presented a vastly different picture .
plan
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They would work in groups to present the final plan , showing the patients' needs and the nurses' needs.
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I presented the Amway plan to a young sailor who was a member of the tough and courageous Navy Seals.
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They present convex outlines in plan whether they are simple or compound deltas, composed virtually of a series of sub-deltas.
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Each executive then presented plans and budgets for their respective departments.
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It expects to present a new business plan to its board by the end of the month.
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Watkins said Thomason presented the plan to President Clinton a month before the travel office firings.
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Mr Yeltsin has instructed his closest aides to present their own plan , guaranteeing strong presidential rule.
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So he presents his plan in fragments, and he wraps it in warm rhetoric aimed at pleasing moderate Democrats and independents.
problem
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Using a systematic and pedagogical approach, the reader is first presented with the problem .
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The renewal of the subway station, for example, presented a series of problems only hinted at here.
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I found that a Parish Church could present almost the same problems as our Congregational ones.
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This presents a major problem for women: the reduced number of available men compared to women over sixty-five years of age.
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Absorbent wall cladding can sometimes present problems .
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How such racist pornographic material escaped the rye of black activists presents a problem .
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As these transactions are not predictable they present a processing problem .
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It is interesting to note that the two problems just presented are concrete problems.
proposal
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At a meeting last month, Mr Alvarez presented some policy proposals , which have been politely ignored.
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Commissioners met individually with Castillo to present their proposals for neighborhood improvements to be funded under the pass-through allocations.
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Progress of constitutional talks Buoyed by its success in the referendum, the government moved swiftly to present revised constitutional proposals .
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The comment space, however, is too tiny to present this proposal convincingly.
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The Government wish to present our proposals for legislation that will enable the electricity industry in Northern Ireland to be privatised.
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When Grandcourt languidly presents his proposal . her vacillation intrigues him.
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I am willing to wager that the Government will not present proposals before the election about the salary of top civil servants.
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It is therefore important that a detailed description of your study population be presented in the research proposal .
report
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After four and a half months of deliberation, the committee presented its report .
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On the last day, the team presents a draft report to the superintendent.
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He continued his investigation and on 12 April 1991 presented a very full report to the Islands' Presbytery.
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Cooley presents a report of conversation with a former and a description of social conventions.
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The Chairman-in-Office will present a progress report to the next Ministerial Council in 1995 in Budapest.
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Cole would present that report in the public hearing.
result
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Chapter 14 presents the results of ten different one-hundred-year runs, based on the most recent information.
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Instead, the voters have presented the best possible result - one which eliminates uncertainty.
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Ask each group to present its results to the class.
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Here we present the results of a prospective pilot study of combination laser and radiotherapy for palliation of advanced rectal cancer.
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My hon. Friend referred to the opportunity that he had of presenting the result of the vote on the 1986 Bill.
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No-one expects you to present the result .
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Last week's meeting in Paris presented the results of a two-year study of the competing projects.
threat
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The advance of the disease presents a grave threat to the livestock industry.
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Because the early runoff of snow, heavy rains later in the year presented less threat of floods.
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This search for a medical solution, then, may present a serious threat to civil liberties.
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The Rams also present an inside threat with 6-2 senior Teresa James.
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Despite the foundation of the small national Independent Labour Party in 1893, Labour did not appear to present an irresistible threat .
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Women first are presented as bloodsucking threats , then impaled with gusto.
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Surely he presented no physical threat to anyone, but it was possible that he had knowledge that was threatening.
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His testimony presented a serious political threat to the incumbents on the city council and alienated Leroy from their affections.
view
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He presents a very negative view of Tombstone and the people here.
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However, lectures can be used as a stimulus, to present an overall view and to convey enthusiasm about the subject.
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Detailing the study of specific groups provides a focus for research components and presents a more coherent view of research efforts.
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Nor was he given an opportunity to present his own view of feeling in Washington when he returned to London.
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They should appear sincere and candid, presenting their views thoughtfully and convincingly.
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The Panel attaches great importance to professional advice to enable the board to present its views fairly and accurately.
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In Chapter 6 I present my view of the matter as I see it now.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A little girl presented a basket of flowers to the President's wife.
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All of the following data is presented in metric tons.
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All passports must be presented to the immigration officer.
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Arguello presented his passport to the border guards.
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He was lucky enough to get a job presenting "Blue Peter."
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Last night Phil Donahue was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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May I present my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benning?
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Ms Rogers will present her ideas to the Board at next week's meeting.
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Please present your boarding card at the gate.
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Restaurants take care to present their food with style.
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Smiley presents "Changing Rooms," the popular home decorating programme.
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The Golden Globe Awards will be presented January 18.
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The National Theatre is presenting "King Lear' later this month.
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The researchers will present their findings at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society.
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The Roxy is presenting a production of "Waiting for Godot" this weekend.
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The trophy will be presented by last year's winner, Brett Butler.
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This evening PBS presents the first part of a six-part historical drama about the Civil War.
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We have been presented with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.
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We shall give you reasonable time to prepare and present your proposals.
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Who's going to present the prizes this year?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria has presented a new need for such vaccines, particularly for tuberculosis.
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It is useful to present these in tabular form simply adding on an extra column each year.
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Lawyers said the prosecution was allowed to present evidence, but that there was no mention of any defence evidence.
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The picture of conservation presented here is somewhat oversimplified.
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Theories or weak associations are sometimes presented as scientific certainties.
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There might be creatures in the universe to whom a thousand-year voyage would present nothing worse than slight boredom....
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This presents a different level of quality of service and perhaps even a loss of functionality.
III. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
birthday
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She remembered shopping with her father in that shop for a twenty-first birthday present .
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Suppose your favorite uncle proudly tells you that your birthday present is a subscription to the Salmon of the Month Club.
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I always regarded that as my Birthday present , of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour.
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The numbers contain a second birthday present .
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And it was a birthday present .
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He watched her shop for his birthday present .
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Derek, laughing heartily, gave me the key and I let myself in to meet my birthday present .
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Children who think mathematically design boats and plan holidays differently, they shop for birthday presents and cook cakes differently.
christmas
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I dig the garden, or wrap my Christmas presents .
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Could that be where the explanation lies as to why she gave her already suicidal husband twin pistols as a Christmas present ?
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Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present .
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When Jim arrived home from work, Della told Jim what she had done to buy his Christmas present .
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Why not make an extra batch for a delectable Christmas present ?
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Obviously they were trying out a Christmas present .
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He was an unwanted Christmas present .
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They had sacrificed their greatest treasures to give each other the best possible Christmas present .
wedding
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Sarella concentrated on choosing a wedding present they would both like and an outfit she could wear again later.
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Hatton said something about buying him a record player for a wedding present .
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She took a painting some one gave us as a wedding present .
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His main task was tastefully to accommodate as many wedding presents into their new homes as was practicable.
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At the end of the bed was a small card-table which Changez bought for her as a wedding present .
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I was hoping to surprise you - a sort of unexpected wedding present , but it was no good.
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Gunnell gave herself the perfect wedding present when she unwrapped an Olympic gold medal in the 400metres hurdles.
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Drink on Sunday at - where wedding present ?
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bring
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From time to time he brought them small presents of coffee and sugar, although he was always slightly shy and embarrassed about giving them.
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I had to lure her back, bring her presents , ingratiate myself with everyone in the family.
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Thank you all for coming this evening, and for bringing such generous presents .
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I think of how foolish I have been to bring her this present .
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You will never believe this but when they come on a visit they always bring presents for Paula and Graham and Katie.
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I was thirty and single, and a handsome, older man loved me and brought me silken presents and poetry.
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He hadn't come here to bring her a birthday present !
buy
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The price-conscious monarch could have bought presents for the whole family - and still had change from £50.
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When Jim arrived home from work, Della told Jim what she had done to buy his Christmas present .
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I buy her loads of presents from wherever I am.
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He went back to buying her presents .
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It had been mutually decided that they should not buy presents for each other.
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I need me some money to buy Risa a present .
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Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present .
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All I did was use the rents to buy Alice a present .
give
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Needless to say, Hollywood doesn't give away presents without asking for something in return.
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Texans rode big Kentucky horses, did not parley or give presents , wore home-spun clothes dyed butternut, and were trigger-happy.
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He buys my books to give as presents .
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And all the men wanted to take Aileen dancing or give her presents .
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Pope was given a leaving present of £25, soon supplemented by a further £25 to his widow.
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Two nice new fivers every time, folded neatly, given like a present .
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From a medical viewpoint, the outline of viral infection given so far presents much too simple a picture.
live
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The narrator is a figure in transit trying to live in a perceptual present which avoids fixed relations.
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When they were together, they both knew how to live just in the present .
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And I just can't live in this present .
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The point is clear: that town, like the others, could not live only in the present .
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Mr Harel may still live in biblical times, but I happen to live in the present .
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Of course, we must live in the present , too.
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How to live in the present is something that I have thought a lot about.
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Having learned from the past, he lives in the present , with one eye on the future.
open
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When he had finished eating, she followed him into the drawing-room and watched him open her present .
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I opened all the presents on the bed, and among the wrappings Jasper and I did the things we knew.
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Jack opened his presents in the car and we head for home and a tin of lentil soup.
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At some point in the evening, we all moved into the living room where the birthday boy opened his presents .
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She pushed all thoughts of Julius out of her head, scrambled out of bed, and began to open her presents .
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Smaller children open their presents , and older children and grown-ups spend the evening together.
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As Prince Charles watches his sons open their presents at Sandringham, his wife will be 80 miles away at Althorp.
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It's time to open the presents - A sudden explosion of glass made him jump.
receive
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Alison Spiro Permanent hazard Q. I am six weeks pregnant, and have just received a present of some beauty products.
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Though the whole family sang, he prospered during the piano lessons he received as a birthday present at age 6.
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Especially the ones who thought I was lying, who knew that I could never receive such a magnificent present .
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My main memory in this camp was receiving my first Christmas present .
send
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Indeed, Working Together, para 6.19 states that minutes should be sent to all present .
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Whenever the Assiniboin sent each other presents of food, they also sent along a little boy to bring back the dish.
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Fans send her presents of teddy bears and expensive perfume.
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But whenever I mention it, all he does is send her some marvellous present .
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He dutifully ceased to send presents , and instead began a systematic investigation of her circumstances.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"What's this?" "It's a present for Valerie - she needs cheering up."
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He got a lot of expensive presents for his 21st birthday.
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How many birthday presents did you get?
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I've bought you all a present !
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The knife was a present from his father.
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The watch was a present from my mother.
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Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer received the award at a star-studded presentation in London last night.
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We can't afford to spend much on Christmas presents this year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After the presents are opened, long-term planners are disoriented and must find new work.
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For the present we must return to the adjudicative context within which natural justice and fairness operate.
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He followed this up by giving everyone a present .
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How they lead us on: we for whom the present is everything, yet never enough!
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When Jim arrived home from work, Della told Jim what she had done to buy his Christmas present .