Johnson described the battle as "the period put to our present war".

But far too often we tend to fight present wars with the skills of the past war.

However, because of the present civil war in Syria the service was necessarily restrained.

Consider what a wonderful part airships are playing in the present war.

They have no wish to help the British in the present war.

Did Russia rise against the infamy of the present war?

However the present war may turn out, we cannot be certain that other wars will not at some time break out.

I come back to the astonishing failure of military prediction in the present war.

Second, from time to time it may be necessary to use force, as in the present war against Afghanistan.

But this could neither be the object nor the consequence of the present war.