Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [verb] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What would be the effect of changing the public policy insofar as it constitutes a social guide to the conditions in which individuals or groups chose from the possible adjustments ? |
| 2 | Such people think that native Australian species are usually driven extinct by superior competitors or enemies introduced from the outside world , because the native species are ‘ older ’ , ‘ out of date ’ models , in the same position vis-d-vis invading species as a Jutland battleship contending with a nuclear submarine . |
| 3 | By contrast Sofia , the capital , was the stronghold of the UDF , which comprised some 16 different parties or movements ranging from the environmental group Eco-Glasnost ( which had been the first to oppose the former communist regime — see p. 36980 ) to Podkrepa , the rapidly growing free trade union movement . |
| 4 | An Armenian whose family came from Erzerum or Kars is neighbour to other Armenians whose parents or grandparents came from the same towns , just as Palestinians from Haifa — or from Mrs Zamzam 's village of Um Al-Farajh — now live in refugee camps next to those whose homes were in the same places , sometimes in the very same streets , in what was Palestine . |
| 5 | Todd & Duncan benefited from the increased demand for cashmere and , backed by the strongest stock service in the industry , quality driven investment and new impetus in product development , made substantial overseas progress which should be maintained in 1993/94 . |
| 6 | Despite all her caution , her wriggling movements made Water Gypsy sway a little at her moorings , and once or twice she stopped and held her breath , but no movement or challenge came from the narrow boat 's main cabin . |
| 7 | In due course the usages of the frontier included regular meetings of Wardens from either side , seeking to control unrulier elements in their own jurisdiction and obtain redress for robberies or killings inflicted from the facing March . |
| 8 | Should LA leave well alone , and let syntax or semantics choose from the competing hypotheses ? |
| 9 | Even far from home , they could gain clues to the positions of , say , sea , desert or mountain ranges from the differing sound patterns these features produce . |
| 10 | But Cleveland and Northumberland switched from the recommended second Saturday in June and held their county championships last weekend . |
| 11 | It seems that , carried away by the feverish and bellicose atmosphere which was evident both on the streets of Paris and in the Assembly , Ollivier and Gramont strayed from the prepared text , firm but non-provocative in tone , and proceeded to make its content more aggressive . |
| 12 | She walked with a stagger , due to damage to the middle ear , her head swathed in a bandage and saliva dripping from the disfigured side of her mouth . |
| 13 | Towyn north beach good for dogfish but flounder and dabs reported from the southern section at Penllyn and the rifle range . |
| 14 | In either case the aim is to discover what processes and phenomena result from the physical laws governing the dynamics and expressed by the equations . |
| 15 | Loans were secured from collections in North America , Europe and the Russian Commonwealth of Independent States , of paintings , sculptures and tapestries dating from the ninth century to the present day . |
| 16 | The Central Library holds copies of the Evening News and Scotsman dating from the 19th Century . |
| 17 | Angy with dead eyes wide open and blood gushing from the terrible wound in her throat . |
| 18 | In pursuance of this last , they waited until the first yells and screams sounded from the unhappy village , followed quickly by the glow of fire . |
| 19 | Soon after the match we were strolling companionably through the handsome streets of the town , past a striking collection of houses and shops built from the mellow , biscuit-coloured local stone . |
| 20 | He felt cold , his arms and legs aching from the rough ride of the previous day . |
| 21 | So too in some degree are the internal workings of hospitals , prisons , asylums , factories and offices screened from the public gaze . |
| 22 | In Somerset , reconstruction of the earlier topography of the county has led Christopher Norman to suggest a range of rich resources available at different seasons , with men and animals moving from the rich pasture and woodland of the Somerset Levels in summer to the uplands of Exmoor , the Quantocks and the Mendips in spring and autumn . |
| 23 | Some of the divisions in ELDO and ESRO stemmed from the classical opposition between scientists set on ‘ pure ’ space research , and those who stressed the need to launch telecommunications and meteorological satellites . |
| 24 | Such words as manager , manipulate , manuscript and manufacture derive from the Latin word manus ‘ the hand ’ . |
| 25 | A bishop 's status was not only connected to his role in defining Christian society and to his monopolization of holy places and objects , but also based on legally conferred rights and obligations dating from the late Roman period . |
| 26 | In conclusion , Italy and Sicily suffered from the same divisions and neighbourly jealousies as Old Greece , jealousies made more dangerous by racial friction and the threat of native risings ( cranky philosophical activists did not help ) . |
| 27 | But the main source of money for releasing the poor and insolvent came from the rich and solvent ; Neild placed advertisements in the newspapers appealing for donations . |
| 28 | There was a roar of assent and the gathering began to stir and kindle into easier feelings — neighbours muttered to each other and laughter came from the Grandtully part of the crowd . |
| 29 | ‘ The Looms generate immense heat , ’ said Caspar , as they drew nearer and Fenella flinched from the dry , gusty warmth . |
| 30 | Seaford , Hastings , Winchelsea and Rye suffered from the old Sussex enemy , the longshore drift that silted up their harbours relentlessly . |