Example sentences of "[adv] separate [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Above this zone the moisture content decreases upward to a point where the continuous film of moisture eventually separates into discrete droplets .
2 The implication from Hall 's research is that organisms can adapt their genes to suit their environment , and that the production of genetic mutations is not necessarily separate from natural selection .
3 The parties eventually separated on 14 March 1992 , again very recently , and the mother left without the children , having found another man and formed another and very recent relationship .
4 These rearrangements collect antibody genes from segments of DNA that are very widely separated on different chromosomes .
5 Although Koehler ( 1914 ) suggested that O. nodosa was conspecific with O. anomala several differences are apparent , O. anomala differing from O. nodosa by the following characters : 1 , the jaw appears narrower than O. nodosa ; 2 , the apical and oral papillae do not appear to be as long nor as widely separated from each other as in O. nodosa ; 3. the distalmost oral papilla is often large and flap like in O. anomala but long and flattened like the other papillae in O. nodosa ; 4. the shape of the oral shields differs in O. anomala where it is rounded pentagonal with a rounded to obtuse proximal angle , straight lateral sides and a straight or slightly rounded distal edge , in O. nodosa it is a more ornate pentagonal shape with an obtuse proximal angle , slightly indented lateral sides and a rounded distal edge or one with a slight median projection ; 5. the ventral arm spines of O. anomala are slightly rugose with small or no secondary points doing the shaft ; those of O. nodosa have very prominent secondary points along the shaft ; 6. the ventral arm plates of O. anomala appear to be narrow and less axehead shaped than O. nodosa .
6 It is often more useful for the historian to compare types of local community which are widely separated from each other than to make comparisons with nearby settlements .
7 These tracks can be used either in connection with self-guided library tours or for linking parts of the library with similar functions but physically separated from each other .
8 One significant development was the emergence of the neuron theory that held that the brain was composed of discrete cellular elements , the neurons , that were physically separated from each other by gaps called synapses .
9 Printed text is generally easier to recognise than cursive handwriting , since the characters are ( nearly always ) physically separated from each other .
10 Like a small Herring Gull ( p. 151 ) , but adult easily separated by yellow-green legs and bill ; bill much less stout and with no red spot near tip .
11 The commands and statements are listed alphabetically for ease of reference , they are not separated into 2 sections .
12 We have continued to live in the house as father and son as before , sharing the same facilities , and the house is not separated in any way .
13 The bands are no longer separated by two borders , only the wreath pattern is present ; furthermore , the chain-guilloche which borders the outer band now runs into that which encloses the whole circular design .
14 Part of the binding mechanism may involve ions like calcium , so when calcium is removed , the cells of some early embryos just separate into individual cells , and restoring the calcium causes the cells to adhere again .
15 A note of the fact that they have started out equally separated from each other , are now marching in parallel straight lines , and we need to check later that they are still separated by equal distances and still going in the same direction .
16 The two sides , however , were still separated by traditional rivalries extending over several centuries as well as by differing interpretations of Marxism , disputed borders and rivalry in their relations with other countries ; indeed it was perhaps surprising that their earlier association had lasted as long as it did .
17 Material obtained in such circumstances inevitably contains the seeds of a special inside knowledge , avoiding problems described by Liebow ( 1967 : 232–56 ) , who was still separated by cognitive barriers while pursuing research in what was ostensibly his own society , and who found an insider 's language , education , and ‘ social membership ’ all helped to retain boundaries he was unable to penetrate .
18 Duck is like heavy-billed duck Mallard ( p.53 ) , but has green speculum and in flight at once separated by blue forewing .
19 Leave large margins at the top and bottom of pages , preferably separated by some device such as a rule to draw the eye into the page .
20 Since aesthetic values are informed by a range of economic , social , and cultural values , literary choices can not be seen as wholly separate from broader systems of value .
21 Although the crimes of criminal corporations are clearly serious , they should be kept analytically separate from corporate crime .
22 " The concept of the Labour aristocracy has had its value in drawing attention to differences within the working class but if it implies the existence … of a labour elite distinctly separated from lower strata and marked by political behaviour of an acquiescent type then it is a concept that does more harm than good to historical truth " .
23 But the important difference is that truancy per se is more clearly separated from other child welfare issues , and this is confirmed by providing for LEA supervision in the Act .
24 It was through the control of land use that post-war cities would be given their orderly structure ; major activity zones , such as residential , commercial , industrial and open space , would be sharply separated from each other .
25 Investment banking had been legally separated from commercial banking since the 1930s ; and in the 1960s and 1970s firms ceased to want bankers of either sort on their boards , because of conflicts of interest .
26 Although the basic position of the continents had remained unchanged since the Mesozoic , variations in the sea level might have opened up land passages between areas now separated by shallow seas .
27 By the third and fourth centuries at least eleven buildings lined the road , often separated by narrow side-streets or lanes .
28 However , the journeys of smolts and mature salmon are often separated by several months , and so the smolts ' odour would have to be very persistent to act as a guide .
29 A note of the fact that they have started out equally separated from each other , are now marching in parallel straight lines , and we need to check later that they are still separated by equal distances and still going in the same direction .
30 Secondly , and even more importantly , knowledge 's in modern society are becoming increasingly separated from each other , with experts unable to communicate with each other .
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