Sentence examples for present starting from inspiring English sources

A lot of people have tried to explore the present, starting at the past.

But this winter Blanchett settles in for her Broadway début, in "The Present" (starting previews Dec. 17, at the Barrymore), playing a Russian widow in Upton's adaptation of Chekhov's untitled first play (known as "Platonov"), reset in the post-perestroika nineteen-nineties.

They set out to weave into one story line the saga of Spanish-speaking people on the American continent from their arrival to the present, starting with the Spanish admiral who laid claim to St. Augustine, Fla., in 1565 — more than four decades before the English founded a fort at Jamestown, Va.

Tidus recounts how events have led to the present, starting at his life in Zanarkand where he was a sports celebrity in blitzball, a fictional underwater sport.

Many segregate the party's 64-year leadership into two thirty-year periods: the first from 1949 to 1979, mostly under Mao, and the second from 1979 to the present, starting with Deng Xiaoping's dramatic reforms.

In response to the Forest High School shooting, Woods said that every school campus in Marion County will have "officers and deputies present" starting Monday morning "to ensure that the parents know that law enforcement is there".

"Amen", said the headmaster cheerfully, and all present started on the soup.

"The member of Tate staff present started to get very worried.

Radio 4 listeners can still hear her present Start the Week until November.

The third phase (ca. 2000 – present) started after the large-scale implementation of soil and water conservation measures.

Those present start their meditation by taking a deep breath and are then encouraged to clear their minds by focusing on their breathing or the gentle background music.