Example sentences of "[vb -s] to [be] [verb] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The history of the divisions of the kingdom , or Teilungen as they are often known to modern scholars , is a complex one , and it is one that has to be reconstructed from narrative sources which are not concerned to describe those kingdoms , but which provide the relevant information only in passing . |
| 2 | To avoid such troubles , the water supply has to be freed from solid particles and needs to have a very low content of iron , manganese , aluminium , calcium , and magnesium . |
| 3 | Since the order was primarily religious it has to be distinguished from specific cultural orders , but it is even more distinct from the social relations of patronage . |
| 4 | Yet the broader developments were in some ways preceded by an important new kind of cultural formation which has to be distinguished from national groups . |
| 5 | Why is it , for instance , that coronary care cover frequently has to be sought from outside London ? |
| 6 | Only if all new investment in the firm has to be financed from retained earnings is it possible for an increase in dividends to reduce net investment and thereby reduce the ability of the firm to deliver real income in the future . |
| 7 | Management may be prepared to pay this higher cost when labour is scarce and has to be attracted from alternative employment , or when a union is making strong demands for a higher quality of working life . |
| 8 | As the embodiment of a higher law , it thus not only needs to be distinguished from ordinary law but also needs to be protected from the passing whims of politicians — hence the introduction of extraordinary procedures for its amendment . |
| 9 | Fascism as a form of state needs to be distinguished from other authoritarian forms which are associated with particular stages in the development of capitalism . |
| 10 | Social elitism , however , needs to be distinguished from political elitism : Labour and Conservative councillors on a local authority could easily have relatively similar ( and relatively elitist ) social backgrounds but very different political priorities . |
| 11 | BP is among the first major companies to adopt the standard which requires asset disposals and fundamental restructuring costs to be stripped from other components of the profit and loss account , implementing the new procedure for last year 's results ahead of the June 1993 deadline set for compliance . |
| 12 | Man appears to be descended from patrilineal ancestors . |
| 13 | Almost every nation in central and Latin America , Africa and South East Asia seems to be suffering from environmental decline , and although the basis of quantification might be questioned , at least there is the framework of a sub-regional , quantified data base on environmental decline . |
| 14 | Alban Berg 's Piano Sonata Op. 1 comprises a single long movement ; it is almost continuously melodic , yet virtually the whole piece seems to be derived from rhythmic cells given out in the first phrase : Notice how cells a and c are really the same , c being an augmentation of a . |
| 15 | Daphne odora Aureomarginata ‘ Variegata ’ , a valuable evergreen shrub with variegated leaves , has heavily scented pinky-purple blooms and likes to be sheltered from cold winds . |