To feel pressed to give a present is also to feel oneself passively exerting the equivalent unwelcome pressure upon other people.
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Asked by his barrister Marian Lewis why he had given her chocolates, Mr Thorley said it was normal for the school to give a small present to a child who had been injured.
The only way I would be willing to give up present consumption to invest in somebody else is because I believe I can increase my wealth by doing it.
If you say in your mind, "Well, I'm not going to believe her, " then you should first give us the opportunity to present this witness so that you as jurors could fairly and honestly determine her credibility.
He thought it was attractive and was going to give it to his mother as a present.
The agreement allows Mr. Schulze to proceed with due diligence on non-public company information which should give him the opportunity to present a fully financed proposal within 60 days.
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Representatives from NUS Wales, the University and College Union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the Association for College Management were present to give evidence to the committee.
Give a present to that special person in front of people who matter to them yet are from a different part of their life than the part you share with them.
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We want to give the U.S. companies an opportunity to be present in investing in Iraq, and all this cooperation on the basis of the strategic framework agreement.
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The Republican convention in Florida at the end of this month, and the three presidential debates in October, will also give him the chance to present himself to voters directly.
Once we agree we have a problem, we can do what our parents and every other generation of Americans have done: sacrifice our present comforts to give our children a better life.
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Were the present bull market to give way to another prolonged bear market, both states and firms might discover that the pensions burden they thought they had shaken off came back to haunt them.
Those who want to present the bullish view will give you sales or price numbers for real estate for the first half or the last year.
London Mayor Boris Johnson is to give tandem bicycle based on the city's bike hire scheme as a wedding present to Prince William and Kate Middleton.
All the senators present said they hope to give her commission a lot more money, which is fine, says Carter Keithley, the president of the Toy Industry Association, as long as the government doesn't try to replace the testing the private sector is already doing.
Speaking to supporters Wednesday during an event at Hunter College in New York, Clinton said she would continue to present herself as someone who has the experience to provide solutions and not just give a good speech.
The small handful of native Russian speakers present didn't want to give their full names.
While our present circumstances give us much to celebrate, the work of Jewish liberation is far from over.
The trial will formally begin Tuesday when the main complainant - the victim's male friend - and three others will be present in the court "to give their statements, " Mr. Singh said.
Even if, unlikely as it seems at present, Mr Hussein agrees to give carte blanche to Unmovic to scour Iraq for evidence of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, that may not be enough to convince everyone that the country is no longer a threat.
But when asked to give to a mildly worthy cause (helping a team to buy sports equipment), the offer of a present made no difference.
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Despite these positive developments, several factors give rise to important concerns about the future viability of the present, promising Czechoslovak democracy.
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Apparently, Mr Watson made the 1, 000km (600-mile) round trip just to drop in on the Browns and give them a present for their new-born son, Fraser, and politics was the last thing on their minds.
The first was the Russian meteor that was caputred by dozens of dashboard cameras and give a real feel of what it was like to be present at that event.
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Will Americans give thought to their ways this November and not blindly follow the first to present his case?
At present, the ECB has said it is unwilling to give its backing to the Champions League in its current format.
It will also require the United States to make substantial additional investments in its nuclear forces in order to give its smaller deterrent arsenal the redundancy and military effectiveness that it has at present.
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Although cheap and easy access to mutual funds will give them more control over their financial future, it will also present them with unfamiliar risks.
True, it does not cost you anything out of pocket if you give them an option to buy shares for say 100 one year from now, while your present share price is 90, but if the share price by that time is 150 it does cost you 50.
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Board meetings give program director Chuck Fox, an experienced marine conservationist, an opportunity to review investment opportunities and present recommendations.
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