Example sentences of "[to-vb] from [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , the use of money enabled societies and nations to benefit from a greater exchange of goods/services and a more specialised labour force , and both of these factors resulted in higher living standards . |
| 2 | He argues that the small firms sector is particularly well situated to benefit from the wider enterprise opportunities offered by the single market and should not be tied down by EC red tape . |
| 3 | That is why today , some years on , at a Lloyd club near you , there is the opportunity not only to play tennis ( naturally ) squash , and racket ball , but also to benefit from the wider aspects of health and fitness via the clubs fitness facilities and aerobics classes . |
| 4 | They have even been known to depart from the Stricter paths of truth Sometimes — in a good cause , of course . " |
| 5 | Perhaps if he listened for a bit and then jeered , he would at least be able to jeer from a better-informed position . |
| 6 | The power of the elite is held to derive from the greater intensity and quality of the sentiments or residues of its members which give its members the will and the ability to maintain their own rule either by force or by consent ( but not usually both , according to Pareto ) . |
| 7 | A progressive tax on the more productive regions and peasants might have been more just and welcome from the political point of view , but it was not applied for fear of removing the incentive to sow from the better-placed peasants . |
| 8 | We also believe that it would be inappropriate for performance in drama at those levels to detract from a higher level of performance for spoken English as a whole . |
| 9 | All these substances have the ability to float from the lower atmosphere ( the troposphere ) into the upper atmosphere ( the stratosphere ) where ozone depletion takes place . |
| 10 | The Royal Scots were the third infantry battalion in the Army to convert from the older FV 432 to Warrior . |
| 11 | We say , ‘ The sea appears blue ’ and ‘ AB looks shorter than BC ’ because we have reason to refrain from the stronger statement . |
| 12 | To show that we do live distinctive lives , and that we try sincerely , however imperfectly , but try sincerely to refrain from the seamier side of life , and to concentrate on everything that 's wholesome . |
| 13 | One Christian contributor writes of this , ‘ It produces a rapid expansion of one 's ability to act from a deeper level of consciousness . |
| 14 | It is rather an attempt to move from a clearer understanding of support tasks to the organisation of skill ( and staff ) mixes required to perform support tasks . |
| 15 | Moreover , there is such a difference between one man and another that the man of 70 may still be at a higher level than the man of 20 at his peak : although the latter , starting so to speak from a lower level , will normally reach the later age at a much lower point than the former . |
| 16 | The Macleod Report had specifically recommended that the Party should attempt to recruit from a wider class basis . |