11.   The recession shows no signs of easing in the immediate future.

12.   The spokesman said no decision on the proposal was likely in the immediate future.

13.   Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?

14.   He now faced an agonizing decision about his immediate future.

15.   The effect of the new policy will be unknown for the immediate future.

16.   Although Keating once again expressed optimism that the recession was bottoming out, he ruled out any further cuts in interest rates in the immediate future.

17.   In the immediate future, the biological synthesis of specific products is likely to be confined to bacterial cultures under strictly controlled conditions.

18.   For some branches it may not be possible to offer vacancies in the immediate future but the enquiry process will include advice about suitable Navy career options and timescales.

19.   The starting point is to identify the volume of softened water that you require now and in the immediate future.

20.   This is unlikely to happen in the immediate future.