Example sentences of "themselves from the [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Student demonstrations increased sharply at the end of the decade and although the educated public in general dissociated themselves from the violent means and socialist ends of the revolutionaries , a large section of the press showed scant sympathy for the government . |
| 2 | Ahead of us the tall pines that stretch out across the frozen plain of Estonia distinguished themselves from the snow-coated sky and earth . |
| 3 | These witches are the ‘ middle class ’ of respectability , always concerned to distance themselves from the first group and ever keen to present the acceptable face of natural religion . |
| 4 | One was its desire to find some way not simply to get through the current hard times , but also to protect themselves from the financial ups and downs that make up every economic cycle . |
| 5 | Justifiably or not , the Soviet Union in the later Brezhnev years had provided no advertisement for socialism , and even communist parties in other countries had felt compelled to distance themselves from the Soviet model and the heritage of Leninism . |
| 6 | Some transracial adopters may prefer to isolate themselves from the cultural background and ethnic origin of their child because it is easier in the short run to escape conflicts . |
| 7 | They would need clothing and shelter for the extremes of weather , and weaponry to protect themselves from the wild animals and hostile tribes which roamed the desolate regions they were to visit . |