Sentence examples for the present given from inspiring English sources

Not to the present, given plot elements in conflict with current reality, but to the late 1940's.

They might also need him in the present, given the sudden uncertainty surrounding Carmelo Anthony's right knee.

"You'll be released in good time," he said, "so that you can go back to the compound, where you'll be more comfortable, but we all feel that, for the present, given your, what shall we say, recalcitrance, not to mention dereliction of duty, you'll be better off here.

Small wonder, then, that some of his former constituents say there are unmistakable parallels to the present, given Mr. Goldsmith's much-criticized performance handling the blizzard last month in his current job as the deputy mayor for operations in New York City.

For the present, given the lack of robust evidence on cost-effectiveness in favour of telecare, policy-makers should avoid characterising this technology as a 'magic bullet' [ 30].

Each writer bounces between the past and the present, giving flashes of characters in their auspicious salad days, then zooming in on their subsequent woes.

The judges at the trial, which has raised ghosts of the Communist past and divided politicians of the present, gave the general a week to find new lawyers after his defense team quit on Thursday.

The future is a dimension of the present, giving us the chance to create something better - our better selves, our circumstances, our sense of calm, and our lasting value to the people around us and perhaps to society at large.

2. Give gratitude for the good in the present -- giving thanks for what is good calms and tunes our mind and perspective to make progress and realigns our emotional, chemical and physical balance.

I still question if the very well paid people showing up on the red carpet really treasure the presents, given the fact that most of them can afford to buy all that stuff anyways.

We therefore remain cautious in our interpretation of the results presented, given the potential for selection bias in our study.