As it stands

As it stands the U. S. government spends roughly $4 billion a year on energy research and development.

As it stands, XML is the almost universally accepted means of information interchange within the software development community.

As it stands, up to 20 cities and states are considering imposing such a levy on soda.

Those two lines of Yeats for me sum up the matter as it stands today when the very currency of belief seems debased.

As it stands right now the euro is falling for a reason and neither of those variables look good at the moment.

'As it stands now, the pace of economic improvement is idling somewhat, ' which helps explain the stock market's uncertainty, he said.

I've opted to leave the post as it stands so that the comments make sense and also because it helps with the general discussion.

I spent a few hours adding new films and re-rating some of the originals and finally came up with the top 20 as it stands now.

As it stands, you have to pay at least $500 to get into the iPad game and that's for a Wi-Fi-only 16GB tablet.

The United States and Pakistan were the only two countries where more than one in five felt capitalism worked well as it stands.

Both it and a subcommittee within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) insist the system as it stands is unhealthy for borrowers.

Mr Cooper is convinced that Ms Pelosi does not have the votes in her own party necessary to pass the bill as it stands.

With that in mind even search volume, as it stands today, should not entirely determine your selection of keywords.

The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands; we should only spoil it by trying to explain it.

As it stands now, the job market is requiring at least a four-year degree from college, in order to make enough to live comfortably.

I will leave the matter as it stands for the present.

The bond market, as it stands, is about as lively as a graveyard. On some days, there is no trade at all.

However as it stands today Rosslyn's asymmetry is just one of the many unique architectural features.

As it stands though, none of us ever likes to be interrupted anyway.

As it stands today, the US borrows about 40 cents of every dollar it spends.

But Greece, as it stands, is a demoralised country that has lost the sense that it controls its own government.

They spoke with several politicians, explaining the workings of Wikipedia and its special problems with copyright law as it stands.

Unfortunately, the process as it stands today carries a high risk of morphing into a bitter campaign.

This extensive scrutiny is justified: regulators should not let the deal go ahead as it stands.

If you try to send this request to the server as it stands, the result might not be what you expect (see Listing 5).

As it stands, the market is skewed in favour of air travel; the aim should be to make it more balanced.

As it stands now, a few thousand fishermen navigate the South China Sea with the first generation CNSS-system.

And even as it stands the Obama plan would be a lot better than nothing.

I can't speak about this matter as it stands outside my field of interest.

As it stands, those of you who have elected to ascend have diligently followed the advice that has been given.

As it stands currently the rating requirements will remain, but they'll be lowered as the new season's items are introduced.

The hotel is noisy AS it stands at the cross of two main roads .

As it stands, the state needs about 18m acre-feet of water a year, according to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).

Yet, even as it stands, Justin's writing still does not demonstrate knowledge of the canonical gospels.

And that's not the case with the program as it stands now.

As it stands, spreads are tight in currency trading, which presents an attractive proposition for punters.

As it stands now, the disaster will create short-term shortages, anomalies, and discontinuities.

The programme, as it stands, is politically, economically and morally hard to justify.

As it stands, commuters in clogged cities like Moscow and Mexico City sometimes get stuck in traffic for hours on end.

One alternative is for the House simply to pass the Senate version as it stands, rather than negotiate a new compromise bill.

But as it stands, President Barack Obama calls the sequester arbitrary and irresponsible.

As it stands, home prices are still unaffordable for the average American.

As it stands, I hope to travel to China this summer to do some introductory research in the realm of Chinese music.

It seems quite plausible but actually as it stands this argument is fallacious.

As it stands, vulnerable countries are being pushed into ever-higher debt levels.

The plan as it stands now offers no resolution, only procrastination.

As it stands, nothing serious is likely to happen on Capitol Hill before 23 November.

But as it stands it also provides a contemplative, wistful and sometimes disturbing view of England.

Also, the script, as it stands, runs the command sequentially.

As it stands the tests seem unlikely to offer much reassurance on the consequences for banks of one or more sovereign defaults.

In general, basic Roo support is pretty stable and mature as it stands.

As it stands, there is little to attract me to make me want to read through this content because it's just, well. . . boring.

The HS 250h is unique for the brand, as it stands alone in its field.

As it stands, tracing would break my trace stylesheet!

The House bill as it stands would overhaul America's health-insurance system.

I don't know the whole background, so I can only judge the case as it stands.

If you cannot do so, then I must regretfully decline your offer as it stands.

The consensus is that it is a bad deal as it stands for the Congolese.

As it stands, he adds, 'it's a horrible cycle, because now I have even more work to keep everyone else happy. '

I move that we adopt the agenda as it stands.

As it stands, the IEA is the most bullish of the three main forecasters on 2010 demand growth.

As it stands, I am working about 85% of my waking hours.

I know the contractual sItuatIon as It stands now , but can you fIll In the background detaIls ?

As it stands in Listing 1, the result is that all output content is blank.

As it stands now, an estimated 4. 5 millionsiPad units are sold per quarter--a whopping 3 million units were sold duringthe first 80 days.

Reconstructed: The Summer Palace as it stands in modern times in Beijing, China, after being reconstructed following the attacks

Possibly. This is too general as it stands. Is this a historical study or is it investigating the current situation?

I can make a profit on this purchase, just as it stands;

As it stands against the wall

As it stands now, there is no way to retrieve the text that is entered into the