present situation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpresentandsituation
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present
adjective
uk/ˈprez.ənt/us/ˈprez.ənt/
in a ...
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situation
noun[C]
uk/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɪtʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
the set of things that are happening and the conditions that exist at a particular time ...
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(Definition ofpresentandsituationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpresent situation
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There is no evidence in thepresentsituationto suggest that this should change substantially.
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To a man, they stated that work, no matter how menial, kept their mind off theirpresentsituation.
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This tends to focus on the link between past experiences and thepresentsituation, whilst acknowledging the unconscious forces affecting the client's behaviour.
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Non-amplification of some microsatellite alleles occurs quite often and may be important in thepresentsituationwithout family information.
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He felt angry and grief-stricken that he had no control over his life andpresentsituation.
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A well-known example is the so-called historical present: a situation that lies in the past is treated as if it were apresentsituation.
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Syntagmatic associations form connected language and discourse, such as ' cold ' - ' outside ', ' deep ' - ' hole ', ' apple ' - ' eat ', and tend to give information about thepresentsituation.
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It would be unrealistic and counter-productive to think of a new regime in thepresentsituation.
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He may also readjust his action in favour of a particular actor that would not receive attention in thepresentsituation.
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The model has been implemented in a computer program, which enables analysis by simulating changes in thepresentsituation.
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However, the hydrological process that might most determine thepresentsituationis runoff.
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A speaker is always located in the local space of thepresentsituation.
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There are several reasons for thepresentsituation.
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Let these gentlemen apply these characters to thepresentsituation, and then, laying their hands upon their hearts, ask themselves if they are whigs.
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But we have shown that in thepresentsituationat least this assumption proves correct.
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In time, however, local dialects slowly developed among people geographically separated from their neighbors, producing thepresentsituation.
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And there is the perception that thepresentsituation, characterised by the absence of structural reforms, will keep up in the coming years.
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