as things stand

Let's move on, as I don't think talking about it further is going to get us anywhere, as things stand at the moment.

The guest list is still being drawn up and could change, but as things stand it's right (to say Mr Obama will not be invited).

As things stand now, it's up to the operators and maintenance technicians to do all the troubleshooting.

As things stand I won't start Ronaldo tomorrow, we'll have to see if he recovers in time.

As things stand, these navies lack even a basic agreement to stop accidental clashes, like the treaty that helped keep the Cold War cold.

In any event, as things stand, the amiable but tired Mr Abbas may be around for quite a while yet.

As things stand, some 45 of the firm's employees will now have to leave for good.

Godric As things stand, my friends, I would be content if the Griffin Empire lasts a few more days.

As things stand, however, the Americans and Israelis say they will cold-shoulder any Palestinian government if Hamas is part of it.

As things stand, if somebody doesn't wake up, the middle class is on a path to being downsized all the way to the bottom of society.

As things stand, the global policy response is encouraging fresh borrowing and consuming, so imbalances are likely to re-emerge quickly.

We have two excellent forwards as things stand and also from what I hear about the price, they are asking silly money.

As things stand, Japan looks like a nation without a compass.

As things stand, GDP has merely rebounded to its level of six months ago, and the recovery looks worryingly short of legs.

As things stand women may appear to have gained nothing tangible from the election.

As things stand now, the MegaCity is set to be a sub-brand of MINI.

As things stand, we have the sceptics, the activists and in the middle, I suppose, the realists.

But as things stand, such inspections can be invoked only with the treaty in force.

As things stand, Mr Assad will surely reject all such ideas out of hand.

As things stand, the rural areas bear the cost of raising children to working age.

As things stand now, once they get in office they are free to do as much damage as possible.

As things stand, scientific caution dictates a 'no' answer to this second question.

As things stand, the Partenopei currently lie in 13th place with 43 points and three games remaining until the end of the season.

Most banks, insurance companies and pension funds are happy, as things stand, to continue investing in coal.

As things stand, the answer to both questions is no.

As things stand, the role of the hearing officer is purely procedural.

As things stand, they have been asked to come to The Hague of their own accord.

But, as things stand, even this modest step looks politically infeasible.

As things stand, jobs will be generated when foreign firms engage in local manufacturing.

As things stand, many such adaptive devices will be required, imposing a huge burden on the world's poorest countries.

As things stand, America has the world's largest economy, the world's leading universities, and many of its biggest companies.

As things stand, no specific law prevents this latter activity either.

As things stand now, that could be his biggest challenge yet.

As things stand, the outlook for 2009 looks likely to be rather worse than that for 2008, at least in the UK.

As things stand now, there can be no property market bubble in China, because there is no property market in the strict Western sense.

And as things stand, it is more likely than not, that it will be financial crises rather than policy foresight that will force the change.

As things stand, Samsung and LG from South Korea dominate.

Even as things stand, the PBOC is earning a handsome profit .

As things stand, this will not happen.

And as things stand now, that supplement is indispensable.

As things stand, the trouble is that their output, being hostage to the weather, is highly variable.

As things stand, the feed-in tariff for solar goes down by 5% every year.

As things stand, America will block it.

As things stand we are ten points ahead of Everton.

As things stand, it is already impossible to back down.

As things stand, we won't finish the job on time.

As things stand, they're expected to predict the future, which they can't do, and are punished by the capital markets when they are wrong.

Actually, as things stand right now that wouldn't work very well.

As things stand, we can finish the work in another week.

However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water, which is constantly being replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us.

As things stand now, the following phenomena could happen: