Example sentences of "distinguish themselves [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women took this opportunity to broaden their horizons , and many of the women of the English Civil War distinguished themselves by great acts of heroism . |
| 2 | Sucked into the bureaucracy of their organizations , they feel there are few opportunities for providing a unique contribution to profit , for distinguishing themselves with exceptional results . |
| 3 | As Laumann and House suggest , they can usually be depended on to adopt design-languages distinguishing themselves from those who have not yet arrived . |
| 4 | ‘ They feel they can distinguish themselves with greater transparency between PS/2s , AS/400s and mainframes , with less translation and overhead . |
| 5 | As we discuss shortly , Bourdieu 's work shows these processes of emulation to be combined with the extraordinarily subtle means by which social groups also distinguish themselves from each other . |
| 6 | The Committee who represent or who are affiliated to 15 Catholic Societies , would like names of women who have distinguished themselves in public life or who quietly give great service to their local . |
| 7 | Elaborate wood and iron work , overhanging eaves , portes cochères , and all sorts of architectural ornamentation all conveyed a sense of the romance of travel , identified the station as landmark , and offered the various companies the opportunity to distinguish themselves by particular ‘ house ’ characteristics . |
| 8 | As exchanges assume a more formal role , and seek new means to distinguish themselves from off-exchange business , they increasingly have to take note of a wider spectrum of interests , including off-exchange traders , customers , financiers , and the public interest itself . |