Example sentences of "[det] [vb -s] from the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand there are , in some people 's opinions , sinister overtones of being able to keep tabs on a person 's movements , though how that differs from the present system I am not quite sure . |
| 2 | Answer guide : The answers to this should encapsulate the idea of the static nature of a stock measure , and the way in which that differs from the dynamic nature of measures covering periods of time . |
| 3 | This differs from the moving average in that it does not use equal weightings for the past values chosen . |
| 4 | This differs from the previous exercise in that you are not looking directly at skills , but at the theoretical knowledge you require to undertake those skills safely . |
| 5 | As for the supposedly curative hair of the dog , this stems from the ancient belief that the only cure for an infected dog bite was a poultice of milk , bread and fur from the offending animal . |
| 6 | The bride carried the roses ( ‘ I am worthy of you ’ ) mixed with white carnations ( ‘ pure love ’ according to some sources , ‘ disdain ’ according to others , so it is imperative to synchronise your sources ) , edged with myrtle ( more love — this stems from the Arabic tradition that Adam was expelled from Eden carrying a myrtle sprig plucked from the bower in which he first declared his love to Eve ) . |
| 7 | This appears from the following extracts from the judgment of Purchas L.J. , at pp. 357–358 : |
| 8 | This emerges from the institutional features of modern government which are not unitary hierarchical structures but networks of interdependent organisations . |
| 9 | This derives from the dualistic conception of mind and body and the associated belief in the mind as superior and the body inferior . |
| 10 | In English this derives from the Latin politia , meaning administration and carries the idea of policing or administering an agreed form of government — protecting the state against the excesses of individuals . |
| 11 | This follows from the probable distinction between the Fort Ternan and Maboko/Nachola material : because the type species of Kenyapithecus is K. wickeri from Fort Ternan , the generic name Kenyapithecus has to remain with the Fort Ternan material and forms the root for the second tribe Kenyapithecini . |
| 12 | This follows from the natural reading of the legislation and although the case of Congreve v IRC ( 1948 ) 30 TC 163 was overruled by the House of Lords in Vestey v IRC on the central point of what individuals can be liable to tax under s739 , this point was not specifically referred to by the House of Lords . |
| 13 | This follows from the linear law of Hooke relating stress and strain and from the definition given earlier that . |
| 14 | Charles perhaps still more than his father regarded St Denis as both personal and dynastic patron ; and though the earliest evidence of this comes from the early years of his own reign , it was surely rooted in childhood habits . |
| 15 | Whether this comes from the apparent tolerance in the Eastern religions or from the Western dismissal of absolutes , the relativism of modern truth has a strongly corrosive effect on historic Christian conviction . |
| 16 | Testimony to this comes from the common agreement of many of the world 's proverbs : ‘ Who knows nothing doubts nothing ’ ( French ) , ‘ The wise are prone to doubt ’ ( Greek ) , or ‘ With great doubts come great understanding ; with little doubts come little understanding ’ ( Chinese ) . |
| 17 | This arises from the statistical problems of ‘ false negatives ’ and ‘ false positives ’ . |
| 18 | To the rear of these houses are remains of an old barn , rapidly falling into decay , all that exists from the original farm . |
| 19 | However , essential as that support is , perhaps the greatest drive of all comes from the normal dreams that all parents have for their children . |
| 20 | That comes from the Official Report of the twenty sixty of May last year , column three hundred and forty-five . |
| 21 | Across look cos that comes from the grave look if you go round his fence there . |