We go to meetings in the present tense we go on family vacations in the present tense we go to the polls and vote in the present tense.

And the thing is, the present tense is where we live.

You look tense.

Then things get tense.

He was tense with his new business.

The situation in the area remains tense.

It's getting more and more tense, he said.

In summary, the overall security situation remains tense.

Recently, this area's international relations have become very tense.

Throughout the reporting period, the security situation in Ituri remained tense as militia remnants continued to commit human rights violations against the local population in areas where MONUC or FARDC were not present.

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Despite these improvements, the situation remains tense in many places.

The situation in North and South Kivu remains very tense.

Since then, the Shab'a farms area has been tense but quiet.

This is a tense moment in the first football game, I think.

This is where the Marines in the audience get kind of tense.

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In many tense situations, one does not need Blue Helmets one needs effective policing.

The situation along the Blue Line was tense but stable during the reporting period.

Voters were able to exercise their franchise freely, despite a tense pre election period.

The delay has contributed to a tense situation in this vital area of the country.

But when it comes down to me, right now, to all the beliefs I hold, here in the present tense, suddenly all of this abstract appreciation of fallibility goes out the window and I can't actually think of anything I'm wrong about.

The tax system should be reformed by increasing reliance on income progressive taxes, restructuring the property tax and introducing reasonably progressive taxes.

He was feeling constantly tense and nervous, had sleeping difficulties, poor appetite, loss of memory and nightmares.

Transcripts of his first call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull were also published revealing a tense exchange.

The political atmosphere during the campaign for the presidential run off election was generally peaceful, but somewhat tense.

The tense situation within Geneina itself warranted a reduction of non essential United Nations personnel on 12 October.

I settled on working in the country of New Zealand because New Zealand was rather progressive, and is rather progressive in terms of protecting their ocean.

Building up such mutual confidence requires a progressive approach.

The political climate in the U.S. at the time was tense, and there were debates going on about immigration.

Richard Pyle When you start talking like Donald Duck, there's no situation in the world that can seem tense.

I hope that this or some other tense situation will not be used for provocation from some other side.

The draft Constitution is the most progressive in the region.

So it will be a very tense moment, you know, as we are watching that spacecraft landing on another planet.

By the time the funeral of Mr. Garang was held in Juba on 6 August, the tense atmosphere had dissipated somewhat.

However, such flat taxes may significantly reduce the progressive impact of taxation.

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a progressive growth.

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a progressive growth.

A vibrant and progressive private sector facilitates economic diversification and adaptive structural change.

In southern Darfur, the security situation is very tense north, east and south of Nyala, with incidents of banditry occurring on a daily basis.

As noted above, the security situation in the UNMIS area of responsibility during the past three months remained tense, particularly in Sector I (Juba).

Diversity is therefore the prerequisite for the continued progressive development of the human race.