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present (itself)

To suddenly arise or emerge, as of a situation or opportunity. When the opportunity for a great job like this presents itself, you have to apply. You just might get it! A: "Come on, Bill—the chance to make this kind of money doesn't present itself every day!" B: "Rob, you'd have to pay me to take part in this cockamamie scheme."
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present (oneself)

To behave in a way that ideally fosters a particular view of oneself in other people. A: "How did he present himself in the interview?" B: "Not well. He was disorganized and, frankly, kind of rude." The candidate presented himself as a stark contrast to the incumbent president throughout his campaign.
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present someone (to someone) (at something)

to introduce someone to someone at some event. They presented him to the queen at her birthday party. I will present you to the rest of the committee.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Sources further added that the PTI only had 42 MPAs and a caretaker provincial government would present a four-month budget.
Shaukat Yousafzai, the spokesperson for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak confirmed that the decision not to present the budget was taken after there was no support from opposition parties.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah says the government will present the next financial year budget only if other provinces go for it.
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6: NAI Global will host an event to present its 2007 Global Market Outlook surrounding the release of NAI Global's 19th edition of the Global Market Report publication.
In Kalish, Lewandowsky, and Davies' study (2005) students changed their approach to a problem only when errors and information about an alternative strategy were present. Lastly, a mixed order of case difficulty level is a possible strategy, especially if the effect of errors on learning in the instructional context is unknown.
With "Complete Guide To United States Marine Corps Medals, Badges And Insignia World War II To Present", military medal expert James Thompson has created a comprehensive and methodically presented encyclopedic reference to all of the Marine Corps decorations, medals, ribbons, badges, and military insignia commissioned and awarded during the Second World War.
(2) Patients typically present with cough, dyspnea, and chest pain; other vague complaints include fatigue, weakness, malaise, fever, and weight loss.
The Sullivan-Schein Awards of Excellence are presented to winners nominated from each of their home districts.
Jess Hrivnak was the first to face the formidable panel, with a difficult task: to present her 10 000+ word dissertation, entitled, "Is Relative Sustainability Relevant'?
The concept of pollution is not presented in isolation but rather as a consequence of the integrated actions of society.
These awards include The State Farm Wade Trophy Player of the Year, the Kodak/WBCA All-America Teams, the WBCA National Coach of the Year Awards, the Josten-Berenson Service Award, the Carol Eckman Award and this year we have partnered with Orbitz to present the Orbitz USA Today ESPN WBCA Coaches' Trophy.
If the stock price meets this criterion and early exercise has not occurred in prior periods, the probability (G7) of this exhibit 1 node is multiplied by the option's intrinsic value (K13) and discounted by the risk-free interest rate (B15) to determine the path's present value (M13).
At this program, the Chapter will present four scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students at New Jersey universities.
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