have pertained
- present perfect of pertain.
Example Sentences
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As The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski wrote Friday, “Durant’s public and private criteria for the free-agent selection process have pertained to a singular focus: the chance to win titles immediately.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2016
Had England escaped in that match, or even scratched a win, then the status quo would have pertained, and almost certainly Flower would neither have sought nor been offered the role of director of cricket.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2011
Comparable considerations have pertained in relations between societies.
From One Common Faith by Baha'i International Community
The nest and eggs sent to and described by me in 'The Ibis' as belonging to this bird cannot really have pertained to it.
From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian
These things have pertained to you since your birth: they are part of you, and you of them.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James
