Example sentences of "derives from [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The name derives from their similar appearance , more imagined than real , to the buttertubs formerly in common use among the farming communities in the district . |
| 2 | Although the tasks that make up housework are dissimilar , there is said to be a ‘ sameness ’ about them which derives from their frequent need to be repeated , their lack of intrinsic meaning , and the impermanence of the goals they achieve . |
| 3 | Finally , although the majority of colleges and institutes of higher education are local education establishments , twenty-four of them are voluntary colleges run by the churches and educational trusts , a situation which derives from their previous existence as voluntary colleges of education . |
| 4 | Martin Whittle UMIST , Manchester In his article about Icy lines , Paul Devereux slipped in a comment that derives from his recent book Earth Lights ( Turnstone ) . |
| 5 | In many ways , the dichotomy derives from his own family . |