Example sentences of "sets [pers pn] [adv] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use in the emperor 's reply of the expression verba precaria is revealing , for it shows already a tendency to treat precatory words as characteristic of trusts , as something which sets them apart from the dispositions of the civil law . |
| 2 | So we share his horror as he observes in himself , experiences almost passively — as if it were happening to someone else — the emergence of the tempting desire to murder Duncan ( ‘ suggestion ’ still had the sense of diabolic temptation ) : There , with amazing speed , and as if parenthetically ( ‘ whose murder yet ’ ) we become privy to the secret that sets him apart from the others on stage , the goal to which all his energies will ultimately be directed . |
| 3 | This sets him apart from the ordinary and gives him a reason for living . |
| 4 | Not much flavour , but a fibrous-to-spongy chewiness which sets it apart from the average savoury snack . |
| 5 | That is to say , it has no obvious or gross organic cause , such as a brain lesion , a fact which sets it apart from the truly neurological conditions — like , for example , Alzheimer 's disease or epilepsy . |
| 6 | What sets it apart from the crowd is its ability to produce full colour output of a quality undreamed of on a machine with this price tag a couple of years ago . |
| 7 | It 's what sets us apart from the rest . |
| 8 | I hope that in reading this brochure you will identify some of the essence of Guinness Brewing Worldwide that sets us apart from the crowd . |