Example sentences of "was [adj] from [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Justice Scott said that , although on the face of the inspector 's covering letter the assessments appeared cumulative , it was clear from the individual assessments and the terms of the letter that only one sum would be assessed on whichever basis was ultimately appropriate . |
| 2 | I liked her : she was different from the other women . |
| 3 | That was why the lad was different from the other vagabonds . |
| 4 | In certain crucial respects Aquitaine was different from the northern heartlands of the Merovingians . |
| 5 | The Second World War was different from the previous wars in that the Soviets as the occupying power , were imposing their ideology on the people they had taken control of in Eastern Europe . |
| 6 | At first , her face burned and she was often defeated in her purpose but within a few weeks she was indistinguishable from the seasoned bargainers . |
| 7 | Rugby in South Wales and football in central Scotland reflected a new sense of working-class cultural nationalism which was distinct from the bardic celebrations in Wales and the romanticism of readers of Sir Walter Scott and nostalgic expatriates . |
| 8 | The case was separate from the ongoing investigations into the failed August coup and the CPSU 's finances . |
| 9 | Management consultants , P A , were commissioned to review the options for Warren Spring 's future and it was evident from the technical synergies and the fact that we had appropriate accommodation at Culham/Harwell — coupled with our ‘ enthusiastic response ’ — that the merger with AEA was the best way forward for all concerned . |
| 10 | The effect of this decision is to reverse the trend that was evident from the preceding cases in which there had been a gradual tendency to expand the range of third parties to whom accountants might be held to be liable as a result of errors in financial statements . |
| 11 | That he was still a juvenile was evident from the lighter markings on his wings that are lost only in maturity . |
| 12 | The association of water conservation measures with improved administrative control was apparent from the earliest days of Masai administration , and though it became fashionable in later years to talk about ‘ anchoring ’ the Masai for development purposes , administrative convenience was always a powerful interest : ‘ the Masai have , in my view , two outstanding needs ’ , wrote the Provincial Commissioner of the Northern Province of Tanganyika in 1950 — ‘ water and discipline ’ . |
| 13 | As far as articles 52 and 59 were concerned , that was apparent from the general programmes which were adopted by the Council of the European Communities on 18 December 1961 . |
| 14 | Advice was available from the socio-economic advisers of the Advisory Services but training might well be provided in the techniques of grant application , building skills for ‘ kit ’ house erection , and on the detailed legal , financial and management problems of handing over the farm . |