San Francisco at the present time is like the crater of a volcano, around which are camped tens of thousands of refugees.

When we come into the present, we begin to feel the life around us again, but we also encounter whatever we have been avoiding. We must have the courage to face whatever is present / our pain, our desires, our grief, our loss, our secret hopes our love / everything that moves us most deeply.

I believe it would be a waste of time to continue with the present application for a reasons exception.

At the present time there is not enough consensus amongst the players about how we can reach this ambitious outcome,

That's certainly under review at the present time.

We want a deal. They're here. They're engaged. There's no time like the present.