Example sentences of "distanced [pn reflx] from the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was associated with Edward Irving and Henry Drummond [ qq.v. ] and participated in the early prophetic conferences at Albury , but later distanced himself from the movement that was to result in the formation of the Catholic Apostolic Church . |
| 2 | By using Yagüe as his intermediary , however , Franco effectively distanced himself from the horror . |
| 3 | Mr Thomas Rideout , his successor as Conservative premier , called a snap election for April 20th and distanced himself from the Peckford follies . |
| 4 | When he realized that he was unlikely to receive satisfaction on either score , de Gaulle distanced himself from the negotiations by flying to Brazzaville in Central Africa . |
| 5 | At that time the Japanese foreign ministry distanced itself from the Liberal Democrats ' mission to Pyongyang organised by the party 's strongman , Shin Kanemaru . |
| 6 | In the succeeding weeks , while maintaining a position strongly opposed to Iraq 's aggression , the Soviet Union distanced itself from the US position , seeking to ensure that the enforcement of UN sanctions remained in the forefront as the means to secure an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait , and advocating a UN framework for any enforcement action . |
| 7 | Generally Lori distanced herself from the relationship . |
| 8 | Neutral , euphemistic , alliterative , you distanced yourself from the idea of neighbours killing each other . |
| 9 | They carefully distanced themselves from the dirty work , but did n't hesitate to employ his services . |
| 10 | Regional roots aside , the band always wisely distanced themselves from the now-dead scene — but , as Andy candidly remarks , ‘ everybody said that , did n't they ? |
| 11 | Though almost certainly untrue , the tale succinctly illustrates the prevailing princely ambivalence : they distanced themselves from the servants on whom they relied . |
| 12 | One group distanced themselves from the class and adopted a communist ideology advocating the overthrow of capitalism by the working class . |
| 13 | Although the constitutional law granted cultural minority rights , the Albanian and Hungarian minorities , concentrated in Kosovo and Vojvodina respectively , distanced themselves from the FRY , criticizing the constitution 's omission of collective political rights . |