Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [noun sg] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that the differential in living standards between the two groups is minimal and to see this as social mobility is to detract attention from the important fact that they are all part of the large urban poor whose poverty is due to the wider social formation and , in particular , the capitalist mode of production . |
| 2 | The Bentley Mulsanne — this was an inspiration of the Secretary 's to distract attention from the noises off — had come nosing its way from behind the South Stand . |
| 3 | The only certain method of prevention is to exclude light from the water , and the employment of a light aluminium roof on a tank is becoming common practice . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , after my travails upon this sad world are done , the last thing I would want is to view eternity from the inside of a bottle . ’ |
| 5 | Rather than operate a borehole pump whenever water is needed , the usual arrangement is to pump water from the borehole at regular intervals to a tank or distribution reservoir on high ground or on top of a water tower . |
| 6 | The key is to reduce glare from the screen , and support your back properly . |
| 7 | The reason they do this is to divert attention from the real problem — the crisis of capitalism manifested in economic failure and unrest ( see , for example , Hall et al. , 1978 , on mugging ) . |
| 8 | The only solution for them is to seek information from the manufacturer or retailer . |
| 9 | 1.5 Rent commencement Date the day of The rent commencement date will not always be the date of the lease , eg where there is a rent free period or where the tenant has been in occupation of the premises prior to the date of the lease and is to pay rent from the date of occupation . |
| 10 | The only cure , however , is to remove lead from the water system altogether , by replacing old pipes and tanks . |
| 11 | ‘ What is key is to get evidence from the crew as soon as possible and that we were able to do under the marine accident investigation system . |
| 12 | They also achieve another prime objective of Conservative Governments , which is to transfer power from the state to the people . |
| 13 | It is to gain authority from the Poetics for his " bourgeois tragedy " ( bürgerliches Trauerspiel ) by arguing that with the reduction in the social standing of the characters of his plays must come a corresponding reduction in the intensity of the emotions displayed by them and the reversals of fortune that they experience . |