Example sentences of "distinguishes [pers pn] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beliefs are seen as influencing , at least in significant part , the behaviour in which the members of the group engage and which distinguishes them from other groups who hold different beliefs . |
| 2 | This , of course , stemmed from their general lack of interest in the significance of the criminal justice system — the final feature that distinguishes them from classical criminology . |
| 3 | If one looks at these persons we agree are ‘ great ’ butlers , if one looks at , say , Mr Marshall or Mr Lane , it does seem to me that the factor which distinguishes them from those butlers who are merely extremely competent is most closely captured by this word ‘ dignity ’ . |
| 4 | The finding of a greater degree of alkaline exposure in the lower oesophagus of patients with complications of their Barrett 's oesophagus distinguishes them from those without complications and poses the question as to the origin of this distinction . |
| 5 | Here , Davie pays a handsome compliment to one fellow critic by implying that the best of his prose can stand comparison with an eighteenth-century writer 's ‘ sharp and exact delineations of what in one poet 's work distinguishes him from all others ’ . |
| 6 | Men of all parties recognise in his personality something which is admirable , something which distinguishes him from other men . |
| 7 | One peculiar characteristic of the British Parliament that distinguishes it from many legislatures in other countries , and particularly from the United States Congress , is the slight use made of specialized committees . |
| 8 | The incredible red head distinguishes it from all of them except ‘ C. ’ fenestratum , and these too , are easily differentiated as fenestratum has horizontal bars on the head , a longitudinal band , and a series of vertical bars on the body . |
| 9 | Like a small Moorhen ( p. 117 ) with a long red bill , which also distinguishes it from all the smaller crakes ; most often seen in rear view , as it dashes back into cover , when barred flanks and greyer under tail coverts distinguish from Moorhen . |
| 10 | This is grievous news , grievous not only for this and other universities but for the nation ; for it is a grave national misfortune to be governed by those who do not know what a university is and what distinguishes it from other institutions of learning and study , not to mention training . |
| 11 | We have so far been considering the extent to which the intentional ingredient in natural language distinguishes it from other systems of animal communication . |
| 12 | Another way is just to try to define its scope by explaining what it is that distinguishes it from other kinds of policy . |
| 13 | Here it distinguishes it from factual enquiry , at least as that is conceived by those with a robust sense that there is a way things really are in the world . |
| 14 | Styling outside and inside distinguishes it from big brothers |
| 15 | It is the capacity to feel , to reflect , to regret , to repent that distinguishes us from other creatures . |