Example sentences of "distinguishes it from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | We have so far been considering the extent to which the intentional ingredient in natural language distinguishes it from other systems of animal communication . |
| 6 | Another way is just to try to define its scope by explaining what it is that distinguishes it from other kinds of policy . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Styling outside and inside distinguishes it from big brothers |