Do we say present or present

present 40381 occurrences

Thus then: Suppose the wrested rigor of your lawes Uniustly sentenc'd any here to death, And you enforce on some unwilling man The present execution of your act, You will not after cause the instrument Of your decree, as guilty of his blood, To suffer as a Homicide: how then Can your impartiall Judgment Censure my sonn for this which was my fact?

It is curious that it should have been left to the present editor to call attention to a piece of such extraordinary interest; for I have no hesitation in predicting that Barnavelt's Tragedy, for its splendid command of fiery dramatic rhetoric, will rank among the masterpieces of English dramatic literature.

There are not wanting points of general resemblance between Chapman's Byron and the imperious, unbending spirit of the great Advocate as he is here represented; but in diction and versification, the present tragedy is wholly different from any work of Chapman's.

But I think in the present instance we may speak with tolerable certainty.

There is no difficulty in fixing the date of the present play.

Come to the present busines then.

What is your present condition?...

'What is your present condition?' Her present condition was still that of a weakling and a coward who had sunk down inertly before the great problem of sin.

'What is your present condition?' Her present condition was still that of a weakling and a coward who had sunk down inertly before the great problem of sin.

The ambition and the dream resembled St. Pancras: the present reality was the Cedars, and Sarah's poor, stuffy little bedroom in the Cedars.

The present man can't.

"There," said she, grimly, "I guess you're safe for the present.

Or for morning exercises, one student may on a certain day present one side of the argument, and on the following day the negative may be brought out by another student.

At the very beginning of our study, two questions naturally present themselves:

In awarding damages, the supervisors will probably find four classes of persons: first, those to whom the road is of as much benefit as damage, and who admit the fact; second, those who should have damages, and are reasonable in their demands; third, those who claim more damages than they are in the judgment of the supervisors entitled to; and fourth, those who from some cause, (absence, perhaps,) do not present any claim.

If it seemed best to erect a new schoolhouse in some other part of the district, what could be done with the present buildings and grounds?

In this deference to one or more persons who are recognized as understanding the principles involved in the case, we see the germ of judgeship in our present courts.

The purpose of the opening statement is to present the salient points of the case, so that the importance and bearing of the testimony may be readily seen by the jury.

If a proposed ordinance is voted for by a majority of the members of the council present at any meeting, it is presented to the mayor.

They chose a little black boy to carry their remonstrance; but the boy waited at table one day when Foote was present, and returning to his companions, said, "This is the finest man I have ever seen.

Whether this was so or not in our present instance, or whether Mrs. Hislop had recovered her wits by a process far shorter than that followed by the foresaid Astolpho, we know not; but certain it is, that she recovered the powers of both her eyes and her tongue in much less time than the writer expected, and in a manner, too, very different from that for which he was probably prepared.

The failure in the crops was not in the least degree chargeable upon the laborers, for in the first place, the cane plants for the present crop were put in earlier and in greater quantities than usual, and until the drought commenced, the fields promised a large return.

During the present season many of these cisterns have been dry, and the supply of water has been entirely inadequate to the wants of the people.

"I am happy to say that I can now present this large assembly with ocular demonstration of the fallacy of the popular opinion.

During the day we received a note from the Secretary of the Society, politely requesting us to be present.

present 40381 occurrences

Thus then: Suppose the wrested rigor of your lawes Uniustly sentenc'd any here to death, And you enforce on some unwilling man The present execution of your act, You will not after cause the instrument Of your decree, as guilty of his blood, To suffer as a Homicide: how then Can your impartiall Judgment Censure my sonn for this which was my fact?

It is curious that it should have been left to the present editor to call attention to a piece of such extraordinary interest; for I have no hesitation in predicting that Barnavelt's Tragedy, for its splendid command of fiery dramatic rhetoric, will rank among the masterpieces of English dramatic literature.

There are not wanting points of general resemblance between Chapman's Byron and the imperious, unbending spirit of the great Advocate as he is here represented; but in diction and versification, the present tragedy is wholly different from any work of Chapman's.

But I think in the present instance we may speak with tolerable certainty.

There is no difficulty in fixing the date of the present play.

Come to the present busines then.

What is your present condition?...

'What is your present condition?' Her present condition was still that of a weakling and a coward who had sunk down inertly before the great problem of sin.

'What is your present condition?' Her present condition was still that of a weakling and a coward who had sunk down inertly before the great problem of sin.

The ambition and the dream resembled St. Pancras: the present reality was the Cedars, and Sarah's poor, stuffy little bedroom in the Cedars.

The present man can't.

"There," said she, grimly, "I guess you're safe for the present.

Or for morning exercises, one student may on a certain day present one side of the argument, and on the following day the negative may be brought out by another student.

At the very beginning of our study, two questions naturally present themselves:

In awarding damages, the supervisors will probably find four classes of persons: first, those to whom the road is of as much benefit as damage, and who admit the fact; second, those who should have damages, and are reasonable in their demands; third, those who claim more damages than they are in the judgment of the supervisors entitled to; and fourth, those who from some cause, (absence, perhaps,) do not present any claim.

If it seemed best to erect a new schoolhouse in some other part of the district, what could be done with the present buildings and grounds?

In this deference to one or more persons who are recognized as understanding the principles involved in the case, we see the germ of judgeship in our present courts.

The purpose of the opening statement is to present the salient points of the case, so that the importance and bearing of the testimony may be readily seen by the jury.

If a proposed ordinance is voted for by a majority of the members of the council present at any meeting, it is presented to the mayor.

They chose a little black boy to carry their remonstrance; but the boy waited at table one day when Foote was present, and returning to his companions, said, "This is the finest man I have ever seen.

Whether this was so or not in our present instance, or whether Mrs. Hislop had recovered her wits by a process far shorter than that followed by the foresaid Astolpho, we know not; but certain it is, that she recovered the powers of both her eyes and her tongue in much less time than the writer expected, and in a manner, too, very different from that for which he was probably prepared.

The failure in the crops was not in the least degree chargeable upon the laborers, for in the first place, the cane plants for the present crop were put in earlier and in greater quantities than usual, and until the drought commenced, the fields promised a large return.

During the present season many of these cisterns have been dry, and the supply of water has been entirely inadequate to the wants of the people.

"I am happy to say that I can now present this large assembly with ocular demonstration of the fallacy of the popular opinion.

During the day we received a note from the Secretary of the Society, politely requesting us to be present.

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