Today, as new nations rise from the former colonial empires, nationalism is one of the hurricane forces loose in the world.

Today our surging strength is apparent to everyone.

Today the recreational boating scene is awash with heartening statistics which prove the enormous growth of that sport.

Today, the boat, on its trailer, is brought to the gear and loaded at the door.

Today, according to land economist Homer Hoyt, shopping centers and their associated parking lots cover some 46,000 acres of land, which is almost exactly the total land area in all the nation's Central Business Districts put together.

Today he is a major -- in the Regular Army.

Today Northern Vietnam is overtly Communist ; ;

Today Sukarno's government is heavily besieged by avowed Communists, and for all of its `` neutralist '' pretensions, it is a firm ally of Soviet policy.

Today, Africa is swerving violently away from the West and plunging, it would seem, into the Soviet orbit.

Today it is up for grabs.

Today many college bound students try to take a course in personal typing, as they feel a certain degree of mastery of this skill is almost essential for one who proposes to do academic work in college and a professional school.

Today the yearly import into the United States of locust bean gum is more than 15 million pounds ; ;

Today it is occupied by the French Embassy.

Today, by contrast it is a lively and colorful fruit, vegetable, and flower market.

Today Dogtown is the only deserted village in all New England that I know of.

Today however, the `` outsider '' is likely to have professional qualifications of the highest order ( otherwise the college would not be interested in hiring him ) and to be acclimatized to the democratic processes of the secular or state university.

Today, more than ever before, the survival of our free society depends upon the citizen who is both informed and concerned.

Today the cancer is gone.

Today, in the era of the integrated musical when an individual song must contribute to the over-all development of the show, it is understandable that a song, no matter how excellent it may be on its own terms, is cut out because it does not perform the function required of it.

Today, as Harrison's Principles Of Internal Medicine, a standard internist's text, puts it, `` The most common form of malnutrition is caloric excess or obesity ''.

Today anthropology is a global discipline, and anthropologists study all types of societies.

Today it is regarded as an archaism and replaced by the handheld calculator.

Today, Israel is a major arms supplier to the country.

Today the Christadelphian body remains divided into " fellowships " ( of which in the UK it is estimated that there are 23 ), the largest being the Central fellowship, named after the now-defunct Birmingham Central ecclesia, once its largest and most influential ecclesia.

Today it is estimated that a tank gun will have to achieve muzzle energies on the level of 18 MJ — which is double the muzzle energy of current solid propellant tank propulsion systems — to be able to successfully perforate future enemy armour plating.

Soon the hobby spread to other sports as well and by 1988, USA Today estimated that five hundred thousand people were playing.

Today there are an estimated 700, 000 people of Irish ancestry in Argentina, approximately 15. 5 % of the Republic of Ireland's current population ; however, these numbers may be far higher, given that many Irish newcomers declared themselves to be British, as Ireland at the time was still part of the United Kingdom and today their descendants integrated into Argentine society with mixed bloodlines.

Today, Kira Municipality is the second largest town in Uganda with an estimated population of about 180, 000 in 2011.

Today, it is estimated that the majority of the modern " dingoes " are also descended from more recently introduced domestic dogs.

Today the number of New Zealanders with German ancestry is estimated to be approximately 200, 000 ( 5 % of the population ).

Today, casualties at Dresden are estimated as 22, 700 – 25, 000 dead.

Today, an estimated 2, 000 residents have some degree of American Indian ancestry.

Today, with more than 13, 000 residents ( estimated ), the city of Gardendale has grown to include more than 400 businesses, 4 schools, and 24 churches.

Today, approximately 23, 000 people live in proximity to the Takoma / Langley Crossroads, including immigrants from an estimated 120 different countries, turning the area into one of the region ’ s most distinctive and broadly representative international communities.

After the publicity of the The Today Show, an estimated 7, 000 cars traveled to the " Millis Lights " daily during the Christmas season.

Today he is one of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of an estimated $ 13. 5 billion in 2010.

Today it is one of the most financially successful entries in the romantic comedy genre, with an estimated gross income of $ 463. 4 million.

Today, the Indigenous population is estimated at around 2. 3 per cent of the total population-approximately 483, 000 people.

Today, an estimated 120, 000 Jews reside in Australia, many of them originating as refugees and Holocaust survivors who arrived during and after World War II.

Today there are an estimated 32, 000 people of Japanese descent in Argentina according to Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad.

Today, it is estimated that over 30 % of all mobile phones traded will pass through the grey market and that statistic continues to grow.

Today PSA campaigns are created by hundreds of non-profit and government agencies and the National Association of Broadcasters have indicated that annually their member stations contribute an estimated $ 10 billion in free time for various public causes.

Today Port Phillip is the most densely populated catchment in Australia with an estimated 3 million people living around the bay ; Melbourne's suburbs extend around much of the northern and eastern shorelines, and the city of Geelong sprawls around Corio Bay, in the bay's western arm.

Today it is estimated over 19 million people compete in public and private leagues online nationally.

Today it is estimated that there are more than 172 million identified blogs, with more than 1 million new posts being produced by the blogosphere each day.

Today, offshore is where most of the world's drug money is allegedly laundered, estimated at up to $ 500 billion a year, more than the total income of the world's poorest 20 %.

Today, the estimated population of Doukhobors in North America is 40, 000 in Canada and about 500 in the United States.