Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [verb] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guidelines envisage that over the period to 2011 the proportion of aggregates supply met from primary land-based sources in the region will decline from 85% to just over 20% . |
| 2 | The guidelines envisage that over the 20 year period to 2011 the proportion of aggregates supply met from primary land-based sources in the region will decline from 65% to around 45% , despite a net increase in output . |
| 3 | New chairman Robert Corbett says most of the losses seem to stem from incompetent grain trading . |
| 4 | Although it is undoubtedly the case that farm animals do suffer from many of the horrors of intensive husbandry ( it can not be pleasant for a pig to be eaten alive ) there are serious questions to be asked about the extent and nature of the alleged suffering . |
| 5 | ‘ what a mortgagee is entitled to is that which is covered by the words ‘ costs charges and expenses properly incurred , ’ and it is for the taxing masters to say what these are … if the parties desire to depart from such a rule , they must express themselves in plain and unequivocal language . |
| 6 | The special treatment that concessions represent removes from older people the dignity associated with being able to function independently without the need for subsidy or support . |
| 7 | Both fundamental electrochemistry and applied biosensors have benefited from these investigations , and modified electrodes of this type , together with newer electrode composites , will be increasingly important in constructing biosensors . |
| 8 | Apparently , the authors have concluded from published research that women get interrupted because they ‘ allow themselves ’ to be ( does this ‘ contributory negligence ’ argument remind us of anything ? ) and if they want to succeed they must emulate male speech . |
| 9 | He added : ‘ The lads have learned from last season . |
| 10 | How could all those wonderful , light , fairy designs have come from this dreary-looking lady ? |
| 11 | One of the reasons for believing that cross-species extrapolation is possible at all is that all living animals have evolved from common ancestors that existed at some time in the distant past . |
| 12 | Last , in terms of performance , the outturn for most intermediaries has been rather poor in terms of profitability , while borrowers of funds have gained from lower commissions and margins . |
| 13 | In April 1982 , a Task Force of warships and marines set sail from British ports to dispute with a tin-pot dictatorship the ownership of a territory on the other side of the world , of which many Britons had never before heard . |
| 14 | The following empirical evidence suggests that despite the existence of some differences in the experience of unemployment , women 's unemployment is a significant issue , although the nature of women 's problems and concerns do differ from those of men . |
| 15 | Consequently , many sites have benefited from archaeological research , and in some cases excavation , in order to be properly presented to the visitors . |
| 16 | The administrators have appealed from that decision . |
| 17 | Average numbers of children per family in developing countries have fallen from six in 1960 to four today , thanks to growing use of contraceptives , according to the latest John Hopkins University Population Report . |
| 18 | In recent years most Latin American countries have moved from military dictatorships to democracy . |
| 19 | People in both countries have learned from each other , ’ said . |
| 20 | If business leaders , who say their companies have benefited from previous privatisations , do not support such changes why should anybody else be expected to ? |
| 21 | Although actual imports have fallen from 337 million tonnes in 1980 to 246 million tonnes in 1983 due to lower domestic consumption , between 1983 and the year 2000 average yearly net oil imports will rise by 100% to over 400 million tonnes . |
| 22 | Since 1979 , when the Government came to power , coal imports have increased from 4 million tonnes to 19 millions tonnes , an increase of 346 per cent. , which has had the effect of wiping out the coal fields of south Wales , damaging our balance of payments , costing the taxpayer £8,500 for every one of the tens of thousands of unemployed miners , and making us dreadfully dependent on foreign supplies . |
| 23 | In the ten years between nineteen eighty two and nineteen ninety two imports have risen from four million tons to twenty million tons . |
| 24 | Substantial balances have come from new customers while the overall average balances are higher than Gold 90 balances which are themselves significant . |
| 25 | Catches have fallen from 36,000 tonnes in 1988 to 28,000 tonnes in 1992 and the number of fish is down by two-thirds . |
| 26 | Since the early 1970s , however , catches have dwindled from 100 tonnes at peak season , to 50 tonnes . |
| 27 | Many refugees have suffered from this and other forms of inhuman treatment . |
| 28 | WHO estimates that 60% of all global HIV infections have resulted from heterosexual intercourse . |
| 29 | The chances of promotion in Liverpool depend upon the candidate 's relation to his Super — ‘ … matters have gone from bad to worse … |
| 30 | Whereas unit production costs tend to benefit from increased volume of production , distribution costs tend to worsen . |