Possible Clues:

• The way things are
• 'Given the situation...'
• "Given the circumstances ... "
• Currently, a protest's lacking intention at heart
• What one says before getting in heaven with our father if nothing changes?
• Unchanged
• Provisionally
• Wine initially served around lunchtime? That's the way things are
• If nothing changes, a relative holds onto it
• Currently, a flop for one society