Example sentences of "[noun sg] be derived from [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last century , most materials for the chemicals industry were derived from coal tar , made by heating coal to high temperatures in the absence of air and distilling out the volatile products . |
| 2 | The figures imply that up to 80% of Sun Microsystems Inc 's total revenue was derived from workstation sales alone in 1992 — though Sun claims to have sold some 10,000 server systems in the last year or so — while IBM Corp 's $668m share is only around a third of the business it claims to have done on the RS/6000 line over that period . |
| 3 | The figures imply that up to 80% of Sun Microsystems Inc 's total revenue was derived from workstation sales alone in 1992 — when Sun claims to have sold some 10,000 server systems in the last year or so — while IBM Corp 's $668m share is only around a third of the business it claims to have done on the RS/6000 line over that period . |
| 4 | Methanol is derived from fossil fuels — coal , natural gas , heavy oil , etc . |
| 5 | Sweat is derived from blood plasma and blood salts . |
| 6 | According to the naive inductivist , science starts with observation , observation supplies a secure basis upon which scientific knowledge can be built , and scientific knowledge is derived from observation statements by induction . |
| 7 | Fracture length is derived from stimulation modelling provided the fracture height and width are correctly assumed . |
| 8 | However , in case of foreign participation in excess of 20 per cent of the equity or 5 million forints the assessment is reduced by 20 per cent , but if more than half of the income is derived from manufacturing goods or carrying on the business of a hotel , and the stock capital exceeds 25 million forints and the foreign participation exceeds 30 per cent , then during the first five years the tax is reduced by 60 per cent and thereafter by 40 per cent . |
| 9 | The South therefore includes countries like Saudi Arabia with about 10m people and a GNP per capita of $12,230 per annum ; however , most of its income is derived from oil exports and investment income , and in economic and social terms it is still regarded as an underdeveloped country . |
| 10 | The national formula was derived from regression analysis , with hospital utilisation as an index of need for health care — a method which has fundamental limitations . |