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2.6.2 Temporalia

•  P ... is a major task in the future study of Q.
 We can(not) expect P ... in the foreseeable future.
 The past few years ... have seen a resurgence of interest in P.
 During the past century, ... scientists offered several explanations for P.
 These views have in the past led ... to implausible accounts of language.
 P is not known/ understood/ available ... at present.
 Researchers ... trace the history of P back to Q-period.
 The history of searches for P ... is littered with Q.
 P ... may someday lead to Q.

2.6.3 Contemporalia

•  This view ... fits into contemporary speculation.
 Contemporary evidence ... shows that P.
 The current evidence about Q ... is scant indeed.
 Current practice ... favors P.
 Current notions about P ... stem from Q.
 Current psychological knowledge ... about P is given in [NN].
 Machines of the future ... cannot be built with current methods.
 These new results ... challenge current thinking about P.
 We can now move quickly on ... to more current issues.
 The state of research nowadays ... is characterized by P.
•  P ... is the matter of everyday experience/ life.
... plays a central role in modern physics/in advancing modem technology.
... is a branch of modem semiotics/evolved to its present state through Q.
 The present theory ... disregards P.
 Clear and present dangers ... confront human life on earth.
 [NN] requires some supplementation ... in the light of present-day knowledge.
 In (more) recent years ... a method has emerged which promises P.
 Recent studies/ experiments ... show(indicate)that Р/have been attempting Q.
 P ... is typical of recent developments/ is the most recent branch of physics.
 This old result ... is overlooked in recent publications.
•  F's name/ This subject ... is virtually unknown today/ is very familiar today.
 The future world of mixed video and text ... is here today.
 Many researchers today ... suspect that P.
 P ... is today a professional discipline in a stage of growth.
 [NN] ... gives the reader insight into the way physicists are thinking today.
 These issues ... do not so far seem to have a solution.

2.6.4 Precedentia

•  P ... can be subject to historical investigation/ is of historical interest.
... is a historical accident/ is more than just a historical curiosity.
 These dangers ... are real and imminent.
 The initial impetus for this research ... came from [NN],
 P ... is in the initial stages of exploitation/ displays sensitivity to initial