Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] from the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The superstition that the third light from a match brings bad luck apparently originates from the first world war , when German soldiers in the opposite trench would notice the first light , take aim at the second and fire at the third . |
| 2 | From the viewpoint of their investors , the value added offered by venture capitalists not only derives from the careful structuring of transactions but also from extreme selectivity in their choice of investments . |
| 3 | Predictable is the reference to our non-membership being the result of ‘ narrow-minded nationalism ’ , and this emotive point somewhat detracts from the overall objectivity of many who put forward cogent arguments for British membership of the ERM . |
| 4 | R.A.F. records about the special mission and the destination in the Morvan tally with those of the S.A.S. Apparently reports from the two other aircraft suggested to the air force authorities that the plane might have hit high ground , since the cloud-base was very , low . |
| 5 | It is clear from these brief analyses that the nature and scope of the context that is constructed for each individual poem does not simply depend on the choice of deictic expressions in the text , but rather results from the combined effect of a wide range of variables , including the content of the text as a whole , and the attitudes and experiences that readers bring to the text or develop during reading . |
| 6 | An argument by many atmospheric physicists , for example , is that shortcomings in the accuracy of weather prediction over periods of more than a few days largely results from the unsophisticated nature of existing models , the lack of suitable data and inadequate computer power ( see Fig. 9.3 , derived from Tyler 1989 ) . |
| 7 | The apprehension of the house thus alters from the personal to the social : his drama is the inward one of conscience ; hers , the outward trial by social ordeal . |
| 8 | This largely stems from the current government 's reluctance to intervene in the workings of the market because , intervention by public authorities in lawful commercial transactions should be kept to a minimum , since broadly speaking the free commercial decisions of private decision-makers result in the most desirable outcomes for the economy as a whole . |
| 9 | The process thus advances from the spatial association of parts to include their functional association as well . |
| 10 | This largely dates from the late thirteenth century ( PLATES 66 and 70 ) . |
| 11 | It can occur much earlier , but the peak danger period for the disease generally begins from the early part of July , and may persist right through the growing season until the big temperature drops of late autumn upset it . |
| 12 | The society always received and still receives from the same surveyor a basic valuation containing a summary of some but not all the matters contained in the report to the borrower . |
| 13 | The German fired Villa into a two goal lead slotting home passes from the menacing Tony Daley in the first and 39th minutes . |
| 14 | What the chemical structure of course does determine is the temperature at which the glassy state passes into the rubbery and , if the cross-linking is insufficient to prevent it , further passes from the rubbery to the liquid-like state . |
| 15 | As will become clear tonight , the construction industry still suffers from the irresponsible cuts imposed by the Government . |
| 16 | In its cheaper forms it still suffers from the classical trouble of intolerable leakage in bad weather , especially because of the much higher loads put into the hull by modern rigs . |
| 17 | The reluctance of the UK and other member countries to go further stems from the inherent feature of monetary union : the relinquishing of a high degree of sovereignty in economic policy-making to a supra-national body . |
| 18 | The focus of beauty gradually shifts from the physical body to the inner nature . |
| 19 | The word possibly derives from the French coquin ( a rogue or rascal ) . |
| 20 | The old Chorlape chair still operates from the middle station . |
| 21 | The client still operates from the same premises , having negotiated a new lease at the expiry of the old one . |
| 22 | Early reports from the newly-producing Markham field show that gas is flowing well above initial expectations . |
| 23 | The introduction of the equally direct and simple brick-built chimney above the rear roof-slope hardly detracts from the reposeful form of the old barn 's roof . |
| 24 | Homoeopathy also differs from the orthodox approach in that it concentrates on the body 's own inherent ability to heal itself and aims to work along with this ability , to enhance it where necessary , to seek out the basic underlying causes of an illness and to effect where possible a permanent cure . |
| 25 | This discrepancy probably results from the different techniques used to measure metabolism . |
| 26 | Although much of this is attributable to the tax cuts policy of the Reagan era , it also results from the military expenditure Reagan believed was consistent with his view of a strong America . |
| 27 | The mill 's name clearly originates from the early 1720s . |
| 28 | The exact date of its original building is disputed but it probably stems from the late fifth or early sixth century . |
| 29 | Fetishism also derives from the early polymorphous perversity of infant sexuality . |
| 30 | A patchy picture also emerges from the serious assault statistics , with an 8.5 per cent rise across the six forces surveyed driven primarily by the surge in Strathclyde . |