Example sentences of "[verb] to distance [pn reflx] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More specifically , on the issue of cultural hierarchies and class relations the Situationists tried to distance themselves from bourgeois notions of progress and their equivalence in the neo-avant-garde of the post-war period . |
| 2 | In order to try to distance themselves from this operation they employed a freelance , just as they tap telephones illegally or burgle property by using freelances . |
| 3 | In an increasingly profit-driven state even the most conservative parts of the church have had to distance themselves from some policies . |
| 4 | Since neither headquarters nor division executives discuss or resolve either the attributions or the frustrations , both may eventually begin to distance themselves from each other . |
| 5 | It was the 1960s before the bishops began to distance themselves from direct relationships with the government of the day . |
| 6 | It was expected that from now on the government would attempt to distance itself from any further scandals in the run-up to the autumn 's critical gubernatorial and congressional elections . |
| 7 | On the issue of regional government , I do not want to distance myself from English history , but I recognise that Whitehall government is a long way from Manchester . |
| 8 | We wish to distance ourselves from such inferences , even though naturally we would expect our findings to generate constructive discussion about the effective use of pupils ' and teachers ' time in primary schools . |