in the present instance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofin,presentandinstance
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in
adjective
uk/ɪn/us/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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present
adjective
uk/ˈprez.ənt/us/ˈprez.ənt/
in a ...
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instance
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.stəns/us/ˈɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that ...
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(Definition ofin,presentandinstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In thepresentinstancethey approximate to 0-06.
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In thepresentinstanceit has been regarded as the latter.
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In thepresentinstancethere is clearly such a trend from the top left to the bottom right.
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In thepresentinstance, it is perhaps easier to verify this equivalence directly by means of a simple induction proof.
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In thepresentinstancehe has not done so.
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But what is the offence in thepresentinstance?
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Neither of these assumptions is justified in thepresentinstance.
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This is not the case in thepresentinstance.
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In thepresentinstance, we have been more fortunate.
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We are similarly disadvantaged in thepresentinstance.
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In thepresentinstance, there was insufficient dialogue.
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In thepresentinstancehe went through no such formality.
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Let us see the position in thepresentinstance.
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That does not apply in thepresentinstance.
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This has been again exemplified in thepresentinstance.
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In thepresentinstancethe time lags are very considerable.
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There has been no delay in thepresentinstance.
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What is being done about this in thepresentinstance?
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This course was followed in thepresentinstance.
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How can that principle be applied in thepresentinstance?
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I think it applies in thepresentinstance.
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This cannot possibly be the case in thepresentinstance.
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Thispresentinstanceis a similar tactic on similar lines.
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