Example sentences of "distinguished [prep] [noun] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its essential features had few clear and unqualified expressions , but it was a civilization which had come to be distinguished from others by the emphasis it placed on the individual , by its increasing separation of social and political institutions , by its material wellbeing , and by its growing rationality . |
| 2 | Parties are usually distinguished from groups by their intention to seek control of the main offices of government . |
| 3 | Dolomite is often distinguished from calcite by its failure to stain with solutions which react with calcite ( see below ) . |
| 4 | Colloids are distinguished from suspensions by the size of the dispersed particles . |
| 5 | STP can be distinguished from LTP by the use of protein kinase inhibitors , in the presence of which potentiation usually persists for only 30–60min r81–85 . |
| 6 | However , apposition is distinguished from co-ordination by criterion B , since the conjunction of co-referential elements is unacceptable . |
| 7 | He explained that there was a difference between a statement such as : ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by embodying the spirit of cathood , as opposed to that of doghood ’ , and a statement such as ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by a combination of characteristics ( such as the possession of retractable claws , … and the inability to swim … ) which , in the aggregate , describe the genus Felis as opposed to the genus Canis ’ . |
| 8 | He explained that there was a difference between a statement such as : ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by embodying the spirit of cathood , as opposed to that of doghood ’ , and a statement such as ‘ Cats are distinguished from dogs by a combination of characteristics ( such as the possession of retractable claws , … and the inability to swim … ) which , in the aggregate , describe the genus Felis as opposed to the genus Canis ’ . |
| 9 | For example , ( 43 ) is matched by ( 45 ) , not ( 44 ) : ( 43 ) frogs croak ( 44 ) croak frogs ( 45 ) croaking frogs Adjectives in English are also distinguished from verbs by the separate peculiarity ( already implied ) that in assignment they must be accompanied by a form of be which carries tense , and which more importantly helps to mark the relation . |
| 10 | Tree shrews are , however , easily distinguished from squirrels by their long , pointed noses . |
| 11 | In John Thomas and Lady Jane , Connie is distinguished from Parkin by the type of English she uses ( middle-class , standard ) . |
| 12 | Both sexes distinguished from Eider by large white ( drake ) or pale ( duck ) spectacle round eye , and feathers coming much lower down bill ; drake also by otherwise green head and black lower breast . |
| 13 | Professions are distinguished from trades by the length of training , the depth of special knowledge and by codes of behaviour . |
| 14 | Duck plain brown with three pale spots on face , one behind and two in front of eye , readily distinguished from scoters by small size and short bill , and from immature Long-tailed Duck ( p. 65 ) by much less white on belly . |
| 15 | From this point of view , professional is not distinguished from amateur by any intrinsic features of the activity , nor by differences in skill , but solely by relationship to the market . |
| 16 | Occasional hybrids of Tufted Duck and Pochard can be distinguished from Scaups by black tip to bill , darker eye and less contrasting wing-bar . |