Example sentences of "[noun pl] [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 | 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 . |