I.adjectiveCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a birthday present
▪ Have you got Lou a birthday present yet?
a Christmas present
▪ The children couldn't wait to open their Christmas presents.
a wedding present/gift
▪ He gave them a painting as a wedding present.
accept a gift/present
▪ Accepting presents from him made her feel uncomfortable.
be present at a ceremony
▪ The French ambassador was present at the ceremony.
historic present
mark sb present/absent (=write on an official list that someone is there or not there, especially in school)
▪ Any student who is more than 20 minutes late for class will be marked absent.
on present/current/past etc form
▪ On current form he’s one of the top three players in the country.
pose/present a threat
▪ The rebels do not pose a serious threat to the armed forces.
present a picture
▪ Newspapers tend to present a grim picture of what's going on in the world.
present a programme British English, host a program American English (= introduce its different parts)
▪ At the time she was also presenting several television programmes.
present a united front (=show that they both feel the same about a situation)
▪ When disciplining children, it is important that parents present a united front.
present participle
present perfect
present sb with an award (=give someone an award at a formal ceremony)
▪ She cried when she was presented with her award.
present sb with an ultimatum
▪ Iraq was presented with an ultimatum by the UN to cease the invasion of Kuwait.
present tense
present/deliver a petition
▪ A group of pensioners went to London to present the petition.
present/pose a challenge (=be a difficult one)
▪ These changes pose a real challenge to farmers.
present/pose a problem (=cause it or make it have to be considered)
▪ A shortage of trained nurses is posing major problems.
present/pose an obstacle (=cause an obstacle to exist)
▪ Serious differences continue to present obstacles to an agreement.
▪ Our reliance on fossil fuels poses an obstacle to achieving these targets.
present/pose difficultiesformal (= be something that is difficult to deal with)
▪ English spelling may present some difficulties for learners.
present/project/promote an image (=behave in a way that creates a particular image)
▪ He presented an image of himself as an energetic young leader.
present...wrapped
▪ The present was beautifully wrapped in gold paper.
provide/present/open up an opportunity
▪ The course also provides an opportunity to study Japanese.
sb's present/immediate concern
▪ Her two immediate concerns were to find a home and a job.
see/present sth in a positive light (=see or present something as good)
▪ If you spend a year travelling after school, employers often see this in a positive light.
▪ The merger was presented to the world in a positive light.
sth’s present/current state
▪ We can deduce how the planet evolved from its beginnings to its present state.
the current/present climate (also the prevailing climateformal)
▪ Change will be hard to achieve in the current climate.
the present century
▪ The present century has seen the start of international terrorism.
the present era
▪ People feel much less secure in the present era of international terrorism.
the present moment (=now)
▪ At the present moment, there are 500 students at the school.
the present/current position
▪ The following statistics indicate the present position.
the present/current situation
▪ The present situation in Afghanistan is very worrying.
the present/current state of knowledge
▪ That is the best advice we can offer, given our current state of knowledge about the disease.
this chapter/the present chapter
▪ The present chapter deals with the years leading up to the war.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
case
▪ Whether or not he'd be of similar help in the present case, Lewis didn't know, of course.
▪ The present case, then, concerns a relationship lying within the zone of privacy created by several fundamental constitutional guarantees.
▪ In the present case, when this tenancy agreement took effect the term was completely uncertain.
▪ In the present case the plaintiff did not allege, nor did the judge find, any bad faith by the defendants.
▪ There is no material distinction between the facts in Dobson and those in the present case.
▪ In the present case the cause of action arises under statute and Mr. Thomas argues that different considerations apply.
▪ In the present case a post office worker sustained an injury on his left shin.
▪ In the present case the debtor did not apply for a taxation of Marshalls' bills within one month.
century
▪ The local jute industry employed forty thousand people in the early years of the present century.
▪ By the middle of the present century, a liberalization trend had set in.
▪ It has however been the subject of much criticism, which has grown substantially during the second half of the present century.
▪ Millions of acres have been drained in this country in the present century alone.
▪ This came to light in the present century during widening and repair operations.
▪ The mania persisted into the present century.
▪ Also shown are photographs of some of the more notable news happenings that occurred during the first half of the present century.
▪ But these changes through the birth rate remained relatively modest in this country until the present century.
day
▪ Cheque Thanks to the generosity of the Order the centre is ready to meet those needs in the present day and age.
▪ Yet, the most frequent present day charge against the mainstream media still centers on their liberal bias.
▪ This is one of those originals and still giving its present day owner great enjoyment.
▪ Is it realistic to talk of a multiplicity of body plans in the Cambrian, far exceeding that of the present day?
▪ Sadly it is no longer true that the present day pattern of fields is much the same as that shown on enclosure maps.
▪ Since then the pubs passed down through sons, daughters, cousins and nephews to it's present day owners.
▪ But the quality of the soil has helped protect this part of the past for present day archeologists to observe.
form
▪ Of course - if you will forgive me for saying so - it is a bit stilted in its present form.
▪ In its present form it is substantially an early eighteenth-century building, and now serves as a local nursing home.
▪ On his present form we really would have been better sticking with Chappie.
▪ It is not likely to survive in its present form.
▪ It will be argued subsequently that the present forms of science and technology will in any case give rise to structural unemployment.
▪ It is extremely unlikely that if the House of Lords did not exist it would be invented in its present form.
▪ Existing species were not created in their present form at the beginning of life on this planet.
▪ She was rebuilt into her present form at Cowlairs works in 1915 and served on the continent during the First World War.
government
▪ It will offer a fair rates policy that gives 100 percent. rates relief to people whom the present Government have abandoned.
▪ I think the present Government has a lot to answer for.
▪ There is no denying that the present government has done something to influence both sides of this equation.
▪ You will appreciate that I have yet to write about the present government.
▪ The present Government promised about 50, which we all took to mean 46 or 47.
▪ The introduction of the notification scheme by the present government was a significant step forward for the parks.
level
▪ Man as he now is lives under certain categories of Cosmic Law, which keep him at his present level of development.
▪ Further work needs to be carried out in order to improve the present level of constitutional, decentralized and resource concepts of accountability.
▪ You must content yourself with maintaining your present level and role in the organization for the duration or leave!
▪ Treasury ministers argue that the present levels of interest rates are part of a policy of reducing inflation.
▪ We urgently need more teachers for without them our work will not spread or even maintain its present level.
▪ Global sea level was 120 metres below the present level during the Ice Age.
▪ The contention of many is that the charge should be at three or four times the present level.
position
▪ The various devices used by the courts to maintain the present position will be discussed below.
▪ Why did this happen?-Why do you want to leave your present position?
▪ She's a tough, single-minded lady who hasn't achieved her present position without treading on more than a few toes.
▪ What might have suited you when you started your present position may not satisfy you now.
▪ They coincided precisely with their present positions, edge of page and edge of stain.
▪ In the first grid fill in each quadrant with the appropriate work activities in your present position.
▪ In 1968 they were raised to their present position to escape inundation by the rising waters of a man-made lake.
▪ The person approached is usually not a job hunter but some one who is very successful in his or her present position.
problem
▪ Components for use in a.c. bridges present problems.
▪ The proposals also aim to overcome the present problems relating to the independence, accountability and legal liability of external auditors.
▪ Hence the industry's present problems.
▪ Address the present problems and the way forward to solving them.
▪ In my experience these features present problems for many young readers.
▪ Are the present problems unusual or has the client a long history of similar difficulties?
▪ The possibility of reducing words here could be very useful as televised text and microfiche present problems with eye fatigue and space.
▪ I will rail against its present problems and I will certainly fight for its future.
purpose
▪ This qualification has no significance for present purposes.
▪ With the values used, the frequency is several kilohertz but is in no way critical for this present purpose.
▪ For present purposes, however, it is the use of language relating to legacies and trusts which is relevant.
▪ These notations, or are themselves of interest, of course, but their usefulness for present purposes is vitiated by two factors.
▪ For present purposes it is important for three reasons. 1.
▪ The contrast seems to me, for present purposes, to be a very useful one.
▪ This by no means complete account of development is sufficient for present purposes.
▪ But we have said enough for present purposes.
situation
▪ Besides, the card game reflected his present situation well.
▪ What was so different about the present situation? they asked Alvin.
▪ But for many drivers using the road regularly the present situation is unacceptable.
▪ Ismail told me sev-eral times that the present situation could not continue.
▪ Furthermore, do the recommendations for reform presently advocated come anywhere near improving the present situation?
▪ Such recall of information and application to the present situation may change our decision on how to act ....
▪ Start by assessing the present situation as objectively as possible.
▪ Could it be worse than her present situation? whispered a treacherous small voice.
state
▪ With the Sun in its present state of inactivity there are unlikely to be any dragons worth chasing.
▪ In its present state of suspended animation, however, H-4 may look forward to a well-preserved life of undetermined longevity.
▪ Here the resulting effect is to emphatically assert a present state.
▪ At our present state of knowledge, statistical calculations of what could happen are justified and achievable.
▪ The present state of the locomotive is that it is almost complete.
▪ Lying on his uncomfortably narrow bed, he thought back to the events which had brought about his present state.
▪ You have to ask yourselves some searching questions, particularly about the quality of your relationship prior to the present state of emergency.
▪ Some clearly do so already; hence the present state of affairs.
study
▪ Perhaps the most striking finding in the present study was the histological analysis of the gastric mucosa surrounding the tumour.
▪ The present study was done to evaluate the correlation between the two tests in humans.
▪ The incidence of perforation in the present study is comparable with some of the earlier reports.
▪ The present study provides further evidence for these interactions in the colon.
▪ The largest number of related papers in the present study is 9.
▪ In the present study the addition of increasing doses of egg lecithin to human and model biles progressively prolongs the nucleation time.
▪ There would, however, have been at least two problems with using this method in the present study.
▪ Measures of fit, in the context of the present study, can only be approximations.
system
▪ Any diagnostic system that is quicker and cheaper than the present system would be of use.
▪ Before the present system was established, several networking arrangements were tried.
▪ Mr Patten also said that he believed in the validity of the present system for predicting what housing needs will be.
▪ Each has a powerful constituency ready to defeat any politician who dares to attack the present system.
▪ She suggests that the educational infrastructure does not exist at all in our present system but could be provided.
▪ There are both good and bad aspects to the present system of ticket punching.
▪ The present system is no more comprehensible to the public in this respect than was its predecessor.
▪ What was needed, Gillette reasoned, was a world corporation to replace the present system.
tense
▪ The present tense is generally also used when telling a story, as in a summary of the narrative of a novel.
▪ P make sure the statement is in the present tense.
▪ The present tense is used in this case because it carries a sense of immediacy and impact.
▪ Bernstein was unable to construct anything other than disjointed school-book phrases in the present tense.
▪ Switching from the future to the present tense has other advantages.
▪ Every time you find a patient talking in past tense instead of present tense he is not returned to an incident.
▪ She lived in the present tense of the school with its totally absorbing pattern of routine and minor rebellion.
▪ Harrison writes in the present tense, excising names, places, location, time frame.
time
▪ At the present time, with the considerable experience gained and with additional personnel available, this initial effort should be axiomatic.
▪ One of the chief causes at the present time was the increase in interest rates, especially for the self-employed.
▪ At the present time, we are still in an indecisive back-and-forth period....
▪ We are a great movement that wants to help real people living on this earth at the present time.
▪ At the present time there is only the public house left.
▪ I think it true to say that at the present time it is not at all difficult for academics to appear in print.
▪ At the present time the runway and airport buildings are being improved.
trend
▪ It may be that with the present trend towards measurement numerical classifications will come back into vogue.
▪ But if present trends continue, only 8, 880 will be available.
▪ However, on present trends, these goals will not be met.
▪ On present trends the goal will slip again or be forgotten.
▪ Slightly worrying is what we can expect from the ensuing composite present trend.
▪ The long-term implications of these habitat losses for individual species, if the present trends continue, are likely to be disastrous.
▪ Where there are already target dates for environmental improvements, the report would show whether those might be achieved on present trends.
▪ This negative knowledge could be valuable. extrapolation 104 Here the forecast extends the present trends into the future.
value
▪ The accuracy of the result can be checked in a column showing the present value for that term.
▪ All future costs and benefits should be discounted to their present value for comparison.
▪ Their present value is £2.5 billion using a very conservative discount rate of 2 percent.
▪ In addition to net present value, the internal rate of return on a capital budgeting project is also calculated.
▪ The present value of dividends on the shares in the index over the next six months was £1500.
▪ As present value increases relative to future value for a given term to maturity, the interest rate declines. 3.
▪ Mr Franklin says the promised stream of profits averaging £10m over the next five years has a present value of roughly £44m.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
ever-increasing/ever-present etc
the present perfect
the present tense
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A feeling of sadness was present in the room.
▪ Arnaud lived in Los Angeles before moving to his present home in New York.
▪ Copies were given to all the members present.
▪ He warned that the present situation could get much worse.
▪ In the present economic climate, investors should be cautious.
▪ The new library will be double the size of the present one.
▪ Traces of the chemical are present in drinking water.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Thankfully my brothers were not present.
▪ The present federal minimum wage is $ 4. 25 an hour.
▪ The woodwind can only be used for doubling notes which are already present in the brass.
▪ These are air-borne and are also present in some foods, most notably in eggs.
II.verbCOLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
account
▪ The author has presented a most readable account which is both educational and entertaining, and in places exciting.
▪ Instead they present a systematic account of just where Freudian theory fails.
▪ In this chapter I want to present some personal accounts by women criminals.
▪ For this reason we will present a narrative account of ten consecutive one-century runs, just as they came off the computer.
▪ As a consequence, a large cheque which was presented against my account was returned unpaid.
▪ Books which present a fair account of corruption have a defence denied to glossy propaganda.
▪ Management will therefore need to be able to have sufficient information to present an accurate account to the media.
▪ The drawback with equal partial allocation is that it presents a rather arbitrary account of events.
argument
▪ Its campaign against the euro, however, presented xenophobic arguments against further international economic integration.
▪ The two sides will discuss jury instructions with the judge Friday, and will present closing arguments next Tuesday and Wednesday.
▪ Blaug presented his argument with a rather different emphasis.
▪ The black students wanted to present different, additional arguments from those in the Texas brief in favor of affirmative action.
▪ An educated cleric well versed in Shia theology, he presents reasoned arguments for the beliefs of the conservative establishment.
▪ That will come Friday morning, when attorneys for both sides present closing arguments.
▪ Claims for loss of cargo should present some nice legal arguments.
▪ Without preaching, writer-director Tim Robbins presents the arguments of opponents and proponents of the death penalty.
award
▪ The purpose: to present an award recognizing special achievement in the fight against a learning disability known as dyslexia.
▪ He's been presenting awards aimed at encouraging safety at work, a challenge taken up in Oxfordshire's old folks homes.
▪ Hagey subsequently was presented with two civic awards for drawing San Diegans to the then-moribund Gaslamp Quarter.
▪ At the dinner, Gandhi repeated his plea to present the award.
▪ I presented 29 awards and was able to announce that a further 500 companies are committed to meeting this standard.
budget
▪ Immediately after announcing details of the new industrial policy Singh presented his first budget to the Lok Sabha.
▪ Each executive then presented plans and budgets for their respective departments.
▪ Clinton is expected to address budget issues in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, and he presents his budget Thursday.
▪ The Treaty of Amiens in 1802 brought a brief peace, and by June 1803 Addington was again presenting a war budget.
▪ Jardana presented his 1990 budget to the House of Representatives on Jan. 6, 1990.
▪ For a new chancellor, presenting a budget for an unpopular government, it was the best he could do.
case
▪ The tribunal members retire and deliberate once both sides have presented their cases.
▪ In presenting his case, Scull needs to tie Wooten to the murder scene.
▪ Beattie argued that they should go out and present their case.
▪ Then I told the judge I was sorry we had to present this painful case to him, and I sat down.
▪ A fact-finding exercise before I present my case to Council.
▪ Nevertheless, I do believe that Al presents a serious case which must be respected and reckoned with.
▪ They present the case for the Crown.
▪ What I did was I presented my case.
challenge
▪ NGOs appear to present challenges to the authority of government agencies.
▪ Home shopping, video on-demand, or other services present similar challenges.
▪ In the meantime, the number of suicide attempters referred to hospitals has continued to present an organizational challenge.
▪ The new century presented challenges that visionaries thought the old forms could not meet.
▪ Silently she brooded on her own thoughts, unwilling to admit to herself that he presented a challenge.
▪ Sue feels that 1992 and the opening of the Channel Tunnel will present new challenges and greater competition.
▪ This is easier for us, for it presents less challenge to the habits of our mental and emotional processes.
▪ Creating the microscopic shapes presents another challenge in its own right.
data
▪ Kondratieff presented few data for growth from 1789 to 1814 from countries other than Britain because they had little growth to analyse.
▪ This section has just presented some statistical data on such differences.
▪ However, the overall pattern which is presented by Beattie's data suggests a rather more complicated picture.
▪ Therefore, we considered all subjects as belonging to one group when presenting the data for the these parameters.
▪ The transition of the Course to a new structure and regulations in 1985-86 presented a unique data processing challenge.
▪ First, it must present technical data on safety in a way that will encourage public debate.
▪ We have presented our data in the same way as MacKenzie and Jefferies from Oxford.
difficulty
▪ But it presents a major difficulty at the outset to the writer of general history.
▪ Nature had to present itself as a difficulty to be overcome.
▪ What we may expect, know or not know about our audience can present other dimensions of difficulty and challenge.
▪ However, infinite decimal expressions, such as the full non-terminating expansion present certain difficulties.
▪ These findings present some difficulties for the kind of goals needed in Workplace 2000.
▪ Take particular trouble with any which might present you with difficulties and have a credible reply worked out to sidestep -problem areas.
▪ What presented some difficulty, however, was giving away the money.
evidence
▪ Not only do they not do this but when presented with such evidence they explain it away.
▪ Absolutely, and Holden himself presented the evidence.
▪ In any case it is the role of the Reporter to present the evidence and argue the case before the Sheriff.
▪ And considering that his claim of an 85 percent cure rate was presented without any supporting evidence.
▪ Lawyers said the prosecution was allowed to present evidence, but that there was no mention of any defence evidence.
▪ I was unable to look directly at the policeman while he presented his evidence.
▪ He presents some evidence to support this view.
▪ In this section, we shall present four types of evidence which plainly call for the distinction to be observed.
form
▪ A description which deals with abstract types will present linguistic forms and their meanings as constituents of the conventional code.
▪ Needless to say, the dish is rarely presented in its original form.
▪ The events are presented in episodic form, as a continuous narrative tossed antiphonally to and fro between the actresses.
▪ They are extremely complex and are most clear when presented in diagram form.
▪ It is useful to present these in tabular form simply adding on an extra column each year.
▪ Conclusions will then be drawn from this body of facts and these will be presented in narrative form.
▪ Information of current interest or related to the ward learning programme can be presented in a display form.
▪ There have of course been many other visits which were either not documented or else which were presented in an ephemeral form.
front
▪ But this phalanx of enemies, all with influence in the legislature, did not present an unbroken front.
▪ It was not expected to be waterproof, although obviously in combination with the mortar it should present a united front.
▪ But in the face of the enemy they presented a united front.
▪ You need to present a united front and avoid taking sides or playing one child off against the other.
▪ Inpart this failure of the middle classes to present a unified political front arose from the very intransigence of the regime.
▪ At this stage nothing remains but that each should present an opaque front to the other.
▪ Parents need to present a combined front to the children which is firm and united.
▪ Both Secunderabad and Hyderabad presented long arcaded fronts to the platform, back by powerful rectangular blocks containing offices.
image
▪ The ability to work under pressure and present a good image are important.
▪ Its main function, however, appears to be to present a better image of Sri Lanka to the outside world.
▪ You could present inputs of numeral images with the expected outputs.
▪ Furthermore, Picasso was anxious to present in each image as much essential information about the subject as he could.
▪ Others do not often see this as a genuine option, however, so how may we present a more positive image?
▪ A well-written and crafted letter which is professionally presented will present a positive image both of the writer and of the organisation.
▪ Relocation to an area which presented the right company image together with good facilities for employees could ease the problem.
information
▪ The final tone-unit, however, does present new information.
▪ The gallery on wheels also presents information on Tiffany and the Morse family with the artwork.
▪ The new product matrix sets out to present complex information with clarity.
▪ This information may be relevant as a reminder or it may be presented as new information.
▪ The phone will only be able to access Web pages that present their information in the Unwired style.
▪ Or that any newscast or print publication has room to or should present every shard of information it gathers on every story?
opportunity
▪ And true to form Graham Sale lost no time in capitalising on an opportunity presenting Douglas Hurd with his own clock.
▪ This gives you the opportunity to present your own ideas and theoretical contributions.
▪ Come to laugh, no doubt, and what a splendid opportunity they were being presented with!
▪ But sometimes the opportunity presents itself to be with a student in a situation that has nothing to do with schoolwork.
▪ Let us be resolved to take and use the opportunities presented by change to the full.
▪ Be prepared at any time to assess an opportunity when it presents itself.
▪ There is a growing awareness of the opportunities for hauliers presented by part ownership of private railway sidings.
▪ And with Joe Alsop at his side, the opportunity would present itself frequently.
patient
▪ A reasonable course is to measure the blood glucose of all patients when they present with infarction.
▪ The patient may present either with insidious mental changes or subtle choreiform activity.
▪ Those patients who present with metastatic disease and are treated with maximal endocrine treatment will have a median survival of 36 months.
▪ It turns on hard when the patient comes to present time.
▪ Of those patients presenting with gross ascites with normal pitted red cell counts, three were reformed rather than current drinkers.
▪ It is these patients who present themselves to the outpatient clinic.
▪ Each practitioner was invited to record details of all patients who presented with an asthma attack during a predetermined three month period.
▪ Very few patients will present initially in the chronic arthritic phase of the disease.
petition
▪ Pensions Mr. Morley I wish to present a second petition, signed by many thousands of Scunthorpe district residents.
▪ An area seeking detachment must present a petition signed by 25 percent of its registered voters.
▪ Anand made the announcement after student leaders had presented him with a petition calling for the lifting of martial law.
▪ Company workers have presented petitions to the municipalities where the company has its main plants.
▪ This, in turn, enables the creditor to present a bankruptcy petition.
▪ He had committed an act of bankruptcy and a petition had been presented.
▪ One prepares one's Bill and then presents it as a petition to Parliament.
▪ Voice over A delegation of pensioners marched on Number 10 to present the petition.
picture
▪ The artist was determined to present an accurate picture.
▪ Goodman presents quite a different picture.
▪ Other counties present a similar picture.
▪ I always thought my job was to present the pictures as clearly as I could without intruding on the story.
▪ But in order to keep the argument as clear as possible we presented a fairly static picture of the class structure.
▪ To present such a picture of a typical abusive marriage is misleading.
▪ We probably presented quite an obscene picture and suddenly we seemed to have an audience.
▪ Powell's visit last month as secretary of state presented a vastly different picture.
plan
▪ They would work in groups to present the final plan, showing the patients' needs and the nurses' needs.
▪ I presented the Amway plan to a young sailor who was a member of the tough and courageous Navy Seals.
▪ They present convex outlines in plan whether they are simple or compound deltas, composed virtually of a series of sub-deltas.
▪ Each executive then presented plans and budgets for their respective departments.
▪ It expects to present a new business plan to its board by the end of the month.
▪ Watkins said Thomason presented the plan to President Clinton a month before the travel office firings.
▪ Mr Yeltsin has instructed his closest aides to present their own plan, guaranteeing strong presidential rule.
▪ So he presents his plan in fragments, and he wraps it in warm rhetoric aimed at pleasing moderate Democrats and independents.
problem
▪ Using a systematic and pedagogical approach, the reader is first presented with the problem.
▪ The renewal of the subway station, for example, presented a series of problems only hinted at here.
▪ I found that a Parish Church could present almost the same problems as our Congregational ones.
▪ This presents a major problem for women: the reduced number of available men compared to women over sixty-five years of age.
▪ Absorbent wall cladding can sometimes present problems.
▪ How such racist pornographic material escaped the rye of black activists presents a problem.
▪ As these transactions are not predictable they present a processing problem.
▪ It is interesting to note that the two problems just presented are concrete problems.
proposal
▪ At a meeting last month, Mr Alvarez presented some policy proposals, which have been politely ignored.
▪ Commissioners met individually with Castillo to present their proposals for neighborhood improvements to be funded under the pass-through allocations.
▪ Progress of constitutional talks Buoyed by its success in the referendum, the government moved swiftly to present revised constitutional proposals.
▪ The comment space, however, is too tiny to present this proposal convincingly.
▪ The Government wish to present our proposals for legislation that will enable the electricity industry in Northern Ireland to be privatised.
▪ When Grandcourt languidly presents his proposal. her vacillation intrigues him.
▪ I am willing to wager that the Government will not present proposals before the election about the salary of top civil servants.
▪ It is therefore important that a detailed description of your study population be presented in the research proposal.
report
▪ After four and a half months of deliberation, the committee presented its report.
▪ On the last day, the team presents a draft report to the superintendent.
▪ He continued his investigation and on 12 April 1991 presented a very full report to the Islands' Presbytery.
▪ Cooley presents a report of conversation with a former and a description of social conventions.
▪ The Chairman-in-Office will present a progress report to the next Ministerial Council in 1995 in Budapest.
▪ Cole would present that report in the public hearing.
result
▪ Chapter 14 presents the results of ten different one-hundred-year runs, based on the most recent information.
▪ Instead, the voters have presented the best possible result - one which eliminates uncertainty.
▪ Ask each group to present its results to the class.
▪ Here we present the results of a prospective pilot study of combination laser and radiotherapy for palliation of advanced rectal cancer.
▪ My hon. Friend referred to the opportunity that he had of presenting the result of the vote on the 1986 Bill.
▪ No-one expects you to present the result.
▪ Last week's meeting in Paris presented the results of a two-year study of the competing projects.
threat
▪ The advance of the disease presents a grave threat to the livestock industry.
▪ Because the early runoff of snow, heavy rains later in the year presented less threat of floods.
▪ This search for a medical solution, then, may present a serious threat to civil liberties.
▪ The Rams also present an inside threat with 6-2 senior Teresa James.
▪ Despite the foundation of the small national Independent Labour Party in 1893, Labour did not appear to present an irresistible threat.
▪ Women first are presented as bloodsucking threats, then impaled with gusto.
▪ Surely he presented no physical threat to anyone, but it was possible that he had knowledge that was threatening.
▪ His testimony presented a serious political threat to the incumbents on the city council and alienated Leroy from their affections.
view
▪ He presents a very negative view of Tombstone and the people here.
▪ However, lectures can be used as a stimulus, to present an overall view and to convey enthusiasm about the subject.
▪ Detailing the study of specific groups provides a focus for research components and presents a more coherent view of research efforts.
▪ Nor was he given an opportunity to present his own view of feeling in Washington when he returned to London.
▪ They should appear sincere and candid, presenting their views thoughtfully and convincingly.
▪ The Panel attaches great importance to professional advice to enable the board to present its views fairly and accurately.
▪ In Chapter 6 I present my view of the matter as I see it now.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ A little girl presented a basket of flowers to the President's wife.
▪ All of the following data is presented in metric tons.
▪ All passports must be presented to the immigration officer.
▪ Arguello presented his passport to the border guards.
▪ He was lucky enough to get a job presenting "Blue Peter."
▪ Last night Phil Donahue was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
▪ May I present my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benning?
▪ Ms Rogers will present her ideas to the Board at next week's meeting.
▪ Please present your boarding card at the gate.
▪ Restaurants take care to present their food with style.
▪ Smiley presents "Changing Rooms," the popular home decorating programme.
▪ The Golden Globe Awards will be presented January 18.
▪ The National Theatre is presenting "King Lear' later this month.
▪ The researchers will present their findings at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society.
▪ The Roxy is presenting a production of "Waiting for Godot" this weekend.
▪ The trophy will be presented by last year's winner, Brett Butler.
▪ This evening PBS presents the first part of a six-part historical drama about the Civil War.
▪ We have been presented with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.
▪ We shall give you reasonable time to prepare and present your proposals.
▪ Who's going to present the prizes this year?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria has presented a new need for such vaccines, particularly for tuberculosis.
▪ It is useful to present these in tabular form simply adding on an extra column each year.
▪ Lawyers said the prosecution was allowed to present evidence, but that there was no mention of any defence evidence.
▪ The picture of conservation presented here is somewhat oversimplified.
▪ Theories or weak associations are sometimes presented as scientific certainties.
▪ There might be creatures in the universe to whom a thousand-year voyage would present nothing worse than slight boredom....
▪ This presents a different level of quality of service and perhaps even a loss of functionality.
III.nounCOLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
birthday
▪ She remembered shopping with her father in that shop for a twenty-first birthday present.
▪ Suppose your favorite uncle proudly tells you that your birthday present is a subscription to the Salmon of the Month Club.
▪ I always regarded that as my Birthday present, of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour.
▪ The numbers contain a second birthday present.
▪ And it was a birthday present.
▪ He watched her shop for his birthday present.
▪ Derek, laughing heartily, gave me the key and I let myself in to meet my birthday present.
▪ Children who think mathematically design boats and plan holidays differently, they shop for birthday presents and cook cakes differently.
christmas
▪ I dig the garden, or wrap my Christmas presents.
▪ Could that be where the explanation lies as to why she gave her already suicidal husband twin pistols as a Christmas present?
▪ Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present.
▪ When Jim arrived home from work, Della told Jim what she had done to buy his Christmas present.
▪ Why not make an extra batch for a delectable Christmas present?
▪ Obviously they were trying out a Christmas present.
▪ He was an unwanted Christmas present.
▪ They had sacrificed their greatest treasures to give each other the best possible Christmas present.
wedding
▪ Sarella concentrated on choosing a wedding present they would both like and an outfit she could wear again later.
▪ Hatton said something about buying him a record player for a wedding present.
▪ She took a painting some one gave us as a wedding present.
▪ His main task was tastefully to accommodate as many wedding presents into their new homes as was practicable.
▪ At the end of the bed was a small card-table which Changez bought for her as a wedding present.
▪ I was hoping to surprise you - a sort of unexpected wedding present, but it was no good.
▪ Gunnell gave herself the perfect wedding present when she unwrapped an Olympic gold medal in the 400metres hurdles.
▪ Drink on Sunday at - where wedding present?
■ VERB
bring
▪ From time to time he brought them small presents of coffee and sugar, although he was always slightly shy and embarrassed about giving them.
▪ I had to lure her back, bring her presents, ingratiate myself with everyone in the family.
▪ Thank you all for coming this evening, and for bringing such generous presents.
▪ I think of how foolish I have been to bring her this present.
▪ You will never believe this but when they come on a visit they always bring presents for Paula and Graham and Katie.
▪ I was thirty and single, and a handsome, older man loved me and brought me silken presents and poetry.
▪ He hadn't come here to bring her a birthday present!
buy
▪ The price-conscious monarch could have bought presents for the whole family - and still had change from £50.
▪ When Jim arrived home from work, Della told Jim what she had done to buy his Christmas present.
▪ I buy her loads of presents from wherever I am.
▪ He went back to buying her presents.
▪ It had been mutually decided that they should not buy presents for each other.
▪ I need me some money to buy Risa a present.
▪ Tomorrow was Christmas Day, and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy Jim a Christmas present.
▪ All I did was use the rents to buy Alice a present.
give
▪ Needless to say, Hollywood doesn't give away presents without asking for something in return.
▪ Texans rode big Kentucky horses, did not parley or give presents, wore home-spun clothes dyed butternut, and were trigger-happy.
▪ He buys my books to give as presents.
▪ And all the men wanted to take Aileen dancing or give her presents.
▪ Pope was given a leaving present of £25, soon supplemented by a further £25 to his widow.
▪ Two nice new fivers every time, folded neatly, given like a present.
▪ From a medical viewpoint, the outline of viral infection given so far presents much too simple a picture.
live
▪ The narrator is a figure in transit trying to live in a perceptual present which avoids fixed relations.
▪ When they were together, they both knew how to live just in the present.
▪ And I just can't live in this present.
▪ The point is clear: that town, like the others, could not live only in the present.
▪ Mr Harel may still live in biblical times, but I happen to live in the present.
▪ Of course, we must live in the present, too.
▪ How to live in the present is something that I have thought a lot about.
▪ Having learned from the past, he lives in the present, with one eye on the future.
open
▪ When he had finished eating, she followed him into the drawing-room and watched him open her present.
▪ I opened all the presents on the bed, and among the wrappings Jasper and I did the things we knew.
▪ Jack opened his presents in the car and we head for home and a tin of lentil soup.
▪ At some point in the evening, we all moved into the living room where the birthday boy opened his presents.
▪ She pushed all thoughts of Julius out of her head, scrambled out of bed, and began to open her presents.
▪ Smaller children open their presents, and older children and grown-ups spend the evening together.
▪ As Prince Charles watches his sons open their presents at Sandringham, his wife will be 80 miles away at Althorp.
▪ It's time to open the presents - A sudden explosion of glass made him jump.
receive
▪ Alison Spiro Permanent hazard Q. I am six weeks pregnant, and have just received a present of some beauty products.
▪ Though the whole family sang, he prospered during the piano lessons he received as a birthday present at age 6.
▪ Especially the ones who thought I was lying, who knew that I could never receive such a magnificent present.
▪ My main memory in this camp was receiving my first Christmas present.
send
▪ Indeed, Working Together, para 6.19 states that minutes should be sent to all present.
▪ Whenever the Assiniboin sent each other presents of food, they also sent along a little boy to bring back the dish.
▪ Fans send her presents of teddy bears and expensive perfume.
▪ But whenever I mention it, all he does is send her some marvellous present.
▪ He dutifully ceased to send presents, and instead began a systematic investigation of her circumstances.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ "What's this?" "It's a present for Valerie - she needs cheering up."
▪ He got a lot of expensive presents for his 21st birthday.
▪ How many birthday presents did you get?
▪ I've bought you all a present!
▪ The knife was a present from his father.
▪ The watch was a present from my mother.
▪ Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer received the award at a star-studded presentation in London last night.
▪ We can't afford to spend much on Christmas presents this year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ After the presents are opened, long-term planners are disoriented and must find new work.
▪ For the present we must return to the adjudicative context within which natural justice and fairness operate.
▪ He followed this up by giving everyone a present.
▪ How they lead us on: we for whom the present is everything, yet never enough!
▪ When Jim arrived home from work, Della told Jim what she had done to buy his Christmas present.