In what's more or less present-day Paris, the main character pretends to be a "typical" concierge.
These have grown up by the time the novel loops round to its principal period of action, which is more or less the present day.
When set in the far less prosperous present day, as is the case with the play's current revival at the Odyssey, the general atmosphere of self-absorption can wear thin.
She and Tommy then join the Sandinistas, leaving Sergius to be brought up motherless at a Quaker school in rural Pennsylvania and, never less than bewildered, ring down the curtain in the more or less present, post-Cold War day.
But as shows like "Seinfeld" and "Friends" grew in popularity, a dry period set in that has more or less lasted to the present day, aside from the occasional outlier like Damon Wayans' "My Wife & Kids," which appeared on ABC from 2001 to 2005.
Blowing off dinner with a significant other may seem less consequential in the present day than not meeting the client's deadline (a potential immediate firing), but the long-term consequences of these repeated decisions are often unaccounted for -- until it's too late.
Volsche also points out that extended foreplay as a whole is less present in both human history and present day foraging societies.
Even if his and Mr. Jacobi's principal goal in participating in the parade was simply to have "a lovely time," Mr. McKellen said that their mere presence in it, as living links between a less progressive era and the present day, made a statement of its own.
For example, although C. balearicum is designated Endangered (>50% area loss), it is noted that the BIOCLIM future area selection gives no suitable area for this species within the Balearics, and less than 5% of its present day French distribution is considered climatically suitable, indeed most of the predicted suitable climate occurs in Northern France.
The military was notably less present on the streets on Friday than it was in previous weeks.
