Example sentences of "apart from [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Quite apart from questions of environmental impact , there is a distinctive animal-issue agenda we all can share and work on , whether we are pro-welfare , say , or animal rightists .
2 Quite apart from questions of competition policy , takeovers themselves must be the subject of rules , to ensure that investment decisions can be made on the basis of transparent markets and reliable information .
3 Apart from questions of naturalness , accuracy , and the ‘ logic ’ of a text , there are sometimes stylistic considerations which may make the translation of conjunctions particularly difficult .
4 Quite apart from questions of sample size and representativeness , this particular aggregation is wholly inappropriate .
5 Apart from questions of the pattern of usage , the overall amount of usage has steadily increased , as has the cost .
6 Apart from lights from distant towns , all she saw was her own reflection in the dark glass .
7 Apart from conflagrations in buildings , environmental fires can occur .
8 Mile after mile of undulating uplands extend in sombre silence to distant horizons in anonymous array with no distinguishing landmarks apart from cairns on the nearer Gragareth skyline .
9 It is these , unaltered apart from changes to the covers and with the approval of Wainwright 's widow , Betty , that Michael Joseph has republished this week .
10 Apart from changes in the quantity applied , no changes in topical steroids were allowed during the trial or the preceding 4 weeks .
11 Omissions cases falling within manslaughter by recklessness or gross negligence have also been set apart from cases of positive acts .
12 He still retained property in Dudley , being the largest payer of poor rates there in 1649 ; apart from houses in the town , his land at Netherton Hall nearby was set down at 195¾ acres .
13 Apart from skills in accounting , mathematics and communications , employers stressed the need for knowledge and skills in the use of computers and business software .
14 N lapillus is widely distributed on rocky shores bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between ( approximately ) the 19 ° C summer isotherm and the — 1°C winter isotherm for oceanic waters ( Moore , 1936 ) , apart from areas of reduced salinity-such as the Baltic Sea .
15 Apart from areas like Egypt and Mesopotamia , where very early historical records could provide dates , the first archaeologists were usually without any means of dating their sites and finds .
16 apart from estimates of computational efficiency , success can only be assessed by considering how they cope with language in a principled way ;
17 Apart from turtles with long necks , ’ he said , ‘ what other animals are there here , Thing ? ’
18 To date there are no published linguistic descriptions of language in any Rastafarian community , apart from descriptions by Pollard ( 1980 , 1983 , 1984a , 1984b ) .
19 It is known that Freemantle criticized ‘ An Essay on Woman ’ when it was written ; apart from concerns with Leapor 's penmanship , it seems that she objected to the description of a miser and the reflections on wealth which follow .
20 Among the dead , apart from laymen like the mayor of York , were many priests and clerks , both seculars and regulars ; among the captured was William Ayermine , chief clerk of the chancery , who was ransomed subsequently for 2000 marks and lived to become bishop of Norwich in 1325 .
21 Apart from visits to the local hospital , there have been trips to St Thomas ' Hospital in London , where Graham is seen regularly by one of the world 's most eminent dermatologists .
22 The last discussion of Syria , apart from discussions in the peace process , was on 10 July at a meeting of EC Ministers , which my hon. and learned Friend the Minister of State attended .
23 Apart from paintings from the Antwerp , Vienna and Cologne collections loans have come mainly from the European public collections , from Stockholm to Berlin .
24 Generally speaking , one may say that apart from dispositions by will , a deed , i.e. a sealed writing , is necessary , though leases in possession for not more than three years at the best rent obtainable without taking a premium may still be made without a deed or even by word of mouth .
25 There have been personality clashes , difference of opinion on degrees of centralisation and devolution , but , quite apart from successes in individual subject projects , it has been shown that in at least one instance , a local curriculum committee can be made to work productively , a model well worth studying .
26 Apart from differences in educational opportunities , a combination of economic and social factors over the past few years has sharpened stratification within the black population .
27 And then after that erm I did er an eight day trek erm which was in the Anapurna region of the Himalayas and that again was sleeping in tents and we had sherpas , porters , to carry all our luggage apart from things like water that we carried in our day sacks and they carried four bags each on their backs and my bag weighed about thirty pounds .
28 Far from flinging him out , you would rather discuss what has gone wrong and try to put it right ( apart from women in the North , who feel more strongly that their errant man should be shown the door ) .
29 Despite the dominant aluminium works , the setting of Kinlochleven in a mountain surround is very pleasing and , apart from expeditions to the high places , there are splendid walks to be enjoyed .
30 Radical changes in working patterns have yet to happen : apart from doctors in accident and emergency departments fewer than 1% of doctors are working full shifts and just over 2% are working partial shifts .
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