present circumstance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpresentandcircumstance
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present
adjective
uk/ˈprez.ənt/us/ˈprez.ənt/
in a ...
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circumstance
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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(Definition ofpresentandcircumstancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpresent circumstance
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Thepresentcircumstanceis the outcome of the social structure.
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Strong covariation within a set of predictor variables is an analytical challenge particularly when, as in thepresentcircumstance, there is no strong theory to guide model selection.
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Modelling interactions is feasible with many statistical procedures particularly when there is strong theory to guide modelling (or, unlike thepresentcircumstance, if there are few predictors).
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There is no doubt that thepresentcircumstancehas come about because of a consistency of policy for some time designed to get inflation down.
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Each side believes that the other has been driven into thepresentcircumstance.
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As to accountability, it may be said that nothing is better than thepresentcircumstance.
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That would seem an intolerable situation but one which could possibly arise in thepresentcircumstance.
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However, it can be correctly argued that in thepresentcircumstanceof the move back to responsible collective bargaining—perhaps it is irresponsible.
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Nevertheless, does he agree that thepresentcircumstanceneeds completely new thinking to help with a comprehensive fuel policy for those receiving supplementary pension and supplementary benefit?
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The available supplies of credit and capital are not in thepresentcircumstancesufficient to set the wheels of industry going, and absorb the whole of the unemployed.
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It is, however, under heavy pressure and will continue to be because of the many advantages that the industrialists see inpresentcircumstancein the use of oil.
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That is not thepresentcircumstance.
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The share it acquired depended on the daughters' present circumstances, on whether they were unmarried, married, or returned from marriage as a widow or divorcée.
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The reporting context draws our attention to how another's words are used by the speaker in the present circumstances.
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Regarding present circumstances there was continuity in the relationship (and in the carer's regard for the spouse), and ways of coping and attitudes to support.
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Under the present circumstances the most proper question is the reverse.
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Rather, religious pluralism recognizes that, under present circumstances, rational persons may legitimately differ on which particular religion is rationally defensible for them.
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Family relations in old age are moulded by not only present circumstances but also individuals' histories and the specific historical circumstances that have affected them.
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Even in cases where they admitted to wrongdoing, these young women often expressed a determination to move beyond their present circumstances.
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