Example sentences of "it from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that horrid state , the mind may be considered as a city without walls , open to every insult , and paying homage to every invader ; every idea that then starts with any force , becomes a reality ; and the reason , over fatigued with its former importunities , makes no head against the tyrannical invasion , but submits to it from mere imbecility . |
| 2 | Whether we inherit our temperament from one or other of our parents or whether we absorb it from prolonged contact is not certain . |
| 3 | Possibly this shortfall was met by grain production on the Lasithi Plain , but if Lasithi was not tributary to Mallia , the city would have had to look overseas for grain , ‘ buy ’ it from neighbouring territories , or go hungry . |
| 4 | ‘ In other words , we would not vote for the ball being thrown in any direction , for instance to someone running onto it from deep . |
| 5 | He has little knowledge of a shepherd 's life since he writes his idyllic poem from the town , as a wealthy poet , and can not possibly see the reality as one would have it from experienced eyes . |
| 6 | The bowl was filled with water and the old man , chanting softly to himself , poured powder into it from small leather pouches . |
| 7 | The railway police and station staff were always telling them that but they had never had it from fellow buskers before . |
| 8 | It is time for the government to act to protect it from future ecstasy |
| 9 | Later other improvements came along such as putting a cylinder of safety glass around the flame to improve the illumination , and covering the gauze by a metal bonnet to protect it from accidental damage . |
| 10 | Most sociologists would wish to maintain that , while their social science does not meet the rigorous criteria of a natural science , in terms of the procedures used for verification of theoretical hypotheses there is some disciplined thinking and testing of ideas going on in sociology which does distinguish it from religious or mystical thinking . |
| 11 | That 's it from Central News for now … |
| 12 | For certain there will be changes , but it is doubtful if there will ever be such a long line of devoted , generous and hardworking people as those who served the Club so enthusiastically in immensely difficult times , and saved it from certain closure for the likes of ourselves to enjoy . |
| 13 | The first car , initially 616 , was renumbered 1 and painted in a striking livery of crimson and sunshine-yellow , to distinguish it from crewed cars . |
| 14 | This work laid the foundation for the later unravelling of the interior structure of the earth , through observation of the behaviour of seismic waves as they are transmitted through it from distant earthquakes . |
| 15 | To this end it announced that the electoral commission was to be reconstituted in order to free it from political influence and manipulation . |
| 16 | Here it distinguishes it from factual enquiry , at least as that is conceived by those with a robust sense that there is a way things really are in the world . |
| 17 | It also ensures that only one instance ( primary and secondary ) of an offlined module exists ie. if an offlined module is returned to online storage , the offline instance is maintained , so that when the module is subsequently offlined again , Offline will simply delete it from online storage knowing that the offline copies still exist . |
| 18 | In fact , Laplace transformation of an entire equation that has been obtained by invoking one of Kirchhoff 's laws converts it from integro-differential form into algebraic form . |
| 19 | Only its solidity and quality of construction saved it from total destruction . |
| 20 | But only Parliament ban it from private land . |
| 21 | To do this , we used experimental criteria to characterise and distinguish it from arachidonic acid , prostaglandin , chollagen , thrombin , or adenosine diphosphate ( see Methods ) . |
| 22 | Imported coal continued to be unloaded , some of it from Communist countries . |
| 23 | Despite adopting some of the paramilitary trappings of the old Carson Ulster Volunteers , the UPV made significant efforts to discipline the movement and separate it from illegal violence . |
| 24 | We can just about afford it from immediate funds , and I trust I have your support in this work . |
| 25 | The federal civil service is the only part of Canadian society which remotely approaches the bilingual and bicultural ideal : this isolates it from real life in Canada and gives it the tendency , like the Prussian army , to believe that it is the sole repository of national values . |
| 26 | The uniforms were , the equipment was and yet it worked , it really worked , how efficient I suppose when you judge it from modern standards , I do n't know . |
| 27 | Dillons passed the cheque onto Childline after its parent Pentos received it from Legal & General Property as a token of thanks after it moved quickly to open branches of Claude Gill Bargain Bookshop and Athena in the Buttermarket Shopping Centre , Ipswich , in time for the centre 's first day of trading on 1st October . |
| 28 | It 's easy to obtain organic tomato seed of excellent quality by growing your own and ensuring you do not take it from diseased plants . |
| 29 | She was seeing it from Sabine Jourdain 's point of view : a young foreigner pursuing her and intending to latch on to her . |
| 30 | As much as 97 percent of our barbecue fuel is imported … much of it from Indonesian rain forests and mangrove swamps . |