Example sentences of "[vb infin] from [adj] sources " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boredom can stem from two sources . |
| 2 | Crises in liberal democracy can emanate from three sources according to elite theorists : over-polarized elite competition , elite immobility , or insufficient elite autonomy . |
| 3 | Ambiguity can arise from two sources : |
| 4 | These may come from many sources ; from police , social work , other agencies , parents , or indeed from any private individual who may be concerned about a child . |
| 5 | The hours needed to carry out all these tasks can come from two sources . |
| 6 | Chelating agents can come from various sources , but most are organic compounds either secreted directly by organisms such as lichen , or formed through the decomposition of humus in the soil . |
| 7 | It can come from various sources , bosses , colleagues , customers , clients or the public at large . |
| 8 | On June 6 the International Tropical Timber Organization ( ITTO ) , comprising 19 wood producing countries and 24 consumer countries , concluded its nine-day annual conference in the Ecuadorean capital , Quito , by reaffirming its goal of ensuring that all exports of tropical timber should come from sustainable sources by the year 2000 [ see p. 38257 ] . |
| 9 | The WWF is seeking to persuade major timber retailers to sign a pledge that all their supplies will come from sustainable sources by 1995 . |
| 10 | Alkaline waters may come from hard-water sources or from the softening processes . |
| 11 | These can come from obvious sources like a piece of grit ; or less obvious ones like your engagement ring . |
| 12 | There are thus both economic and ideological reasons why the new musical energies of this period should come from American sources . |
| 13 | Some chloride may come from natural sources , with occasionally large amounts from salt-bearing rock strata , but its presence is usually taken as indicating sewage contamination of the supply . |
| 14 | Michael Flood , an independent energy consultant , has concluded in a study done for Friends of the Earth that 20 per cent of our power could come from renewable sources within 50 years . |
| 15 | Between 6 and 12 per cent of South-West England 's electricity could come from renewable sources , according to a study jointly funded by the Department of Trade and Industry and South Western Electricity , which opened the UK 's first wind farm last year . |
| 16 | If the organisation is a non-profit charity , like a private school , the fees will merely cover the cost of the service minus any income the school will receive from other sources . |
| 17 | The amount of grant which the central government gives to each local authority is then equal to the SSA minus an estimate of how much the authority will raise from other sources , i.e. the Community Charge and the UBR . |
| 18 | Thus the structure of the section presupposes that the profits of a business carried on in Hong Kong may accrue from different sources , some located within Hong Kong , others overseas . |