Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] [verb] from [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colloids are distinguished from suspensions by the size of the dispersed particles . |
| 2 | Professions are distinguished from trades by the length of training , the depth of special knowledge and by codes of behaviour . |
| 3 | Scotland 's affairs are conducted from Westminster by way of a secretary of state for Scotland and a separate Scottish Office , which is split into several departments . |
| 4 | These general principles are derived from experience by induction . |
| 5 | He explained that there was a difference between a statement such as : ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by embodying the spirit of cathood , as opposed to that of doghood ’ , and a statement such as ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by a combination of characteristics ( such as the possession of retractable claws , … and the inability to swim … ) which , in the aggregate , describe the genus Felis as opposed to the genus Canis ’ . |
| 6 | He explained that there was a difference between a statement such as : ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by embodying the spirit of cathood , as opposed to that of doghood ’ , and a statement such as ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by a combination of characteristics ( such as the possession of retractable claws , … and the inability to swim … ) which , in the aggregate , describe the genus Felis as opposed to the genus Canis ’ . |
| 7 | It had long been recognized that many species are protected from predators by colouring that provides camouflage . |
| 8 | Many lone mothers are excluded from employment by lack of jobs , lack of child care , and negative attitudes towards working mothers , and few lone mothers receive regular maintenance . |
| 9 | unc Here the coordinates or functions in A are transformed from B by the relationship transform of " b to a " . |