Example sentences of "[was/were] derive from the " in BNC.
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1 | The few-branched forms , which include the Order Graptoloidea or planktonic graptoloids , were derived from the dendroids at the base of the Ordovician and were successful and prolific until the early Devonian . |
2 | The ammonoids were derived from the nautiloids probably during the early Devonian , and from the Carboniferous until the Cretaceous are among the most abundant of fossil groups , in some rock types dominating to the exclusion of most other members of the fauna . |
3 | These sediments were derived from the platforms and transported into the basin by storm and gravity processes ( Clark in press ) . |
4 | The five parameters required for these curves were derived from the data : the initial numbers of damaged cells in each subset , the death rate for each subset , and the conversion rate from one subset to the other . |
5 | Initial wind fields were derived from the temperature fields using the hydrostatic approximation and gradient wind balance . |
6 | It is possible that some elements of the Hooligan dress-style were derived from the clothes favoured by costermongers in mid-nineteenth-century London . |
7 | The remaining 61 were derived from the concordances of 100 randomly chosen types occurring in the corpus . |
8 | Probability values were derived from the Poisson distribution and were two tailed . |
9 | Historical data on claims for night visits were derived from the manual payment ledgers of the family health services authority for each quarter for the 10 years beginning October 1982 . |
10 | Of course , this does not mean that the surface rocks were derived from the mantle . |
11 | Figures for productivity based on the average number of publications per researcher per year within universities were derived from the database . |
12 | In 1992 , 75% of the Group 's trading profits were derived from the sale of spirits and 25% from brewing . |
13 | Probes for ATF1 and CREB were derived from the non-homologous amino terminal sequences of ATF1 and CREB and were therefore non-cross reacting . |
14 | Probes in lanes 1,2,3 and 4 ( which include site U ) were derived from the plasmid pBENDU by cutting with the relevant enzymes indicated above each lane . |
15 | The picture of the universe as a mechanical affair of matter in motion did not originate , but rather was painted afresh , in the seventeenth century ; it was derived from the atomic theory of the ancient Greeks , Democritus and Epicurus . |
16 | This weak growth is reflected in the CIA panel 's forecast for the industry 's sectors ( see table ) although , Freeman added , this was derived from the CSO 's production figures , which appear to be overestimated . |
17 | The circular plan was derived from the hospital tents of the Crimea , where improved ventilation helped reduce the risk of cross-infection . |
18 | The form of astrolabe used in medieval Europe , however , was derived from the Muslim type found in Spain . |
19 | The term ‘ continuation school ’ was derived from the wording of the Education Code of 1862 which defined the Evening School as one providing ‘ not secondary , but continued elementary instruction ’ . |
20 | It is well known that the belief in citizenship was derived from the writings of T. H. Green , the Oxford Idealist philosopher , who more than any other figure made the connection between philosophy and educational theory and practice . |
21 | An understanding of ‘ god ’ which was derived from the timeless story of evolution and life experience , and not from the results of the mindless suppression of the products of developing intelligence , would be a treasure indeed , and the very important first step in the establishing of this ‘ god ’ is the full acceptance of the premise that no such ‘ god ’ is already in existence , nor ever has been . |
22 | The word ‘ turnpike ’ was derived from the pike or bar which was lifted to let vehicles pass . |
23 | One famous theory was derived from the ideas of the popular astronomers Sir James Jeans in England , and T.C. Chamberlain in the United States . |
24 | Her name was derived from the Latin root mens ( thought ) . |
25 | The plough-witches often wore women 's clothing , which was derived from the mummers ' plays where an old woman called Bessy , accompanied by the fool , was the central character who carried the money box . |
26 | This in turn was derived from the word ‘ ecu ’ which meant a shield , or in this case , a shelter . |
27 | On the lower part of the northern Hebrides Slope and in the basin plain of the northern Rockall Trough the debris flows are buried beneath a cover of mud that was derived from the glacier front , together with drop-stones that melted out of icebergs drifting in the area . |
28 | Incidentally , it was many months before the whole truth was discovered and much proof was derived from the flight data recorder . |
29 | The model for protein G used to fit the density was derived from the structure of the same domain solved at 1.1Å resolution ( J.P.D. and D.B.W. , manuscript in preparation ) . |
30 | The same point can be illustrated from the solid profit which was derived from the expanding royal protection of bishoprics . |