Example sentences of "apart from the " in BNC.

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1 But he is soon forced to the conclusion that in this case it is impossible to keep the aesthetic side entirely apart from the biographical .
2 Art politics or cultural history are favourite themes for such reviewers , apart from the spectrum of cognate disciplines which may be the specialities of writers who are only occasionally concerned with art .
3 Eighty years does n't seem a very long time when you consider the art of acting has been prospering in Europe over the last four hundred or so years , quite apart from the great traditions of ancient Greek drama .
4 Apart from the fact that there has been significant support for the alliance party over the last dozen years or so among the catholic middle classes , there is also a further factor .
5 The clergy were the only source of education apart from the ‘ hedge school ’ teachers ( Dowling 1968 ) and provided a significant moral and organizational resource .
6 Naturally , apart from the accusation of hypocrisy and of letting Britain solve its marriage problems , the government ends up being accused of allowing divorce for the wealthy and none for the poor , as the cost of going to and staying in Britain and paying for the legal procedures is beyond the pockets of the majority .
7 Apart from the health considerations , it is simply too enervating .
8 Peggy and Mrs Phipps sat together , slightly apart from the rest .
9 ‘ Well , apart from the potted shrimps I think I can assure you , Inspector , that one way and another all the other dishes were shared . ’
10 It is important to realise that there is no particular danger in downwind landings on an airfield , apart from the possibility of floating too far and overshooting into the far boundary .
11 Surprisingly , there is usually less reduction in ‘ g ’ during an incipient spin or full spin than in a straight stall and , apart from the initial apprehension , these manoeuvres affect sensitive people less than normal stall recoveries .
12 For although it is constantly argued that the police represent and are drawn from the community they serve , the cultural style required in the body of the police officer inevitably sets him slightly apart from the ‘ civvies ’ outside the institution , especially where such symbolic use of clothing and beards or hair is the province of the youthful innovator .
13 What amazes me , apart from the instant MGM jungle scenery that leaps out of the walls the minute you walk in , the way the carpet has become an over the rainbow poppy field , only it 's rose petals , what amazes me is we do n't run out of things to say .
14 All in all , apart from the loss itself , a deeply traumatic experience heightened by the rituals .
15 Apart from the large numbers of tennis fans expected on day one of the 1991 Federation Cup , millions more around the country will be witness to the day 's proceedings , courtesy of the BBC 's Radio I Roadshow .
16 These pointed fingers were adjusted to be my guide and , apart from the very ends of each cut , were quite reliable .
17 Apart from the lack of suitable housing , there can be problems of access to the alternatives that do exist .
18 But in terms of luxury , elegance and sophistication , the Land Cruise was ( and is ) poles apart from the Venice Simplon Orient Express unleashed on an unsuspecting world in May 1982 .
19 The only modern-design vehicles , apart from the Scottish air-conditioned stock , were possibly the Class 310 electric multiple units radiating from Rugby , and even these dated from the mid 1960s .
20 Not that the eighties were without their problems : quite apart from the industrial recession of the early years , which affected all Railfreight 's bulk traffics to some degree or other , there was the historic miners ' strike of 1984–5 , taking heavy toll of steel as well as coal carryings .
21 The standard Mk3 open second as built with tables for four apart from the twin face–to–back seats at the centre partition .
22 Apart from the 4-SUBS , traffic levels meant there was little chance for stock to fall out of the bottom of the cascade .
23 Apart from the different sizes available the packaging of ceramic wall tiles is confusing , to say the least .
24 Apart from the basic security arrangements that we 're probably all familiar with by now , he offered some interesting information .
25 Please send us a photo and tell us what sets your dog apart from the crowd .
26 It was a collection of essays designed to introduce la nouvelle critique to ignorant English readers : apart from the editors , the contributors included Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers , and there was an interview with Roland Barthes .
27 Apart from the UK and Scandinavian countries , penetration is still low in Europe , but this is expected to change over the next few years as telecommunications markets are opened up .
28 This is appropriate in more ways than one , since , like McTaggart , Tabner has remained somewhat apart from the more experimental tendencies of his time .
29 The fund , raised in 1944 in the Midlands , was invested by officials of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and , apart from the stock market crash of two years ago , it has steadily increased .
30 It was the only indication , apart from the price of the beer , that this was n't a decade ago .
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