very presence

collocation in English

meaningsofveryandpresence

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very
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈver.i/
us
/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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presence
noun
uk
/ˈprez.əns/
us
/ˈprez.əns/
the fact that someone or something is in ...
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(Definition ofveryandpresencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvery presence

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Simultaneously, though, formal providers'verypresencein the home signals an intrusion of public into private.
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On the contrary, theirverypresenceargues against it.
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As so much of this past only exists in these memories, then theverypresenceof nostalgia is part of the story - part of history, no less.
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Officeholding is the human material of government, woven into so many other political subjects - democracy, parties, bureaucracy, corruption - that for itsverypresenceit is hidden from view.
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Some have argued that theverypresenceof a ballcour t is direct evidence that the center had a royal presence.
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Yet theirverypresenceas a community challenged the mores of southern society.
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In addition, theirverypresencehas a direct and indirect educational effect on non-psychiatric colleagues.
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And yet, thatverypresenceis often perceived as responsible for confusing legal principles, distorting basic rules of interpersonal relations in law.
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Perhaps theirverypresencewas itself gendered, simply because childcare is typically a feminine-associated activity.
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Acceleration of protons by the electric field, implied by theverypresenceof the magnetic field, would lower the magnetic field obtained.
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Yet just as her narrator repeatedly cautions the characters against putting words to feelings, theverypresenceof these cautions marks what they conceal.
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In short theirverypresenceenhanced the social organization ofghetto communities.
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Instead, theverypresenceof the printed words themselves seems to be a sufficient statement.
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By theirverypresence, however, colonial courts altered the landscapes of power by providing new opportunities for disputants to seek resolution of their grievances.
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Here, theverypresenceof a foot requires a heavy syllable, whereas the dependent position only supports a light syllable.
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Theverypresenceof the main constituents offers a contrast to the much simpler structures examined for preferred format turns.
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It also has to be recognized that theverypresenceof children may be a source of marital conflict and disruption.
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Theverypresenceof children in both pieces is also notable: at the time boys' choirs had become a regular feature of state ritual.
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Hisverypresencedissuaded many would-be rebels from committing themselves to outright rebellion.
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