Example sentences of "to dissociate [pron] from the " in BNC.
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1 | But we wanted from the start to dissociate ourselves from the arrogant and ignorant belief that in some mysterious way English is superior to other languages , and that children who speak Bengali or Hindi at home should abandon these languages as soon as possible . |
2 | This would be a counterblast to the growing propaganda of the Left , not only in Oxford but outside — in fact , I suggested that it should be called Counterblast , with Wyndham Lewis 's ‘ puce monster ’ , Blast , in mind — but we were as anxious to dissociate ourselves from the Right . |
3 | After the Restoration he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals , subscribing both to a declaration against the Fifth Monarchist , Thomas Venner [ q.v. ] , in 1661 , and taking the Oxford oath in 1666 , abhorring armed resistance to the king . |
4 | Æthelred 's own interest in the cult seems to have been considerable , and can be interpreted as an attempt to disarm the opposition , to dissociate himself from the murder , and to enhance the prestige of kingship . |
5 | This seems to be true in spite of the fact that Spinoza was very much of a generation which was concerned to dissociate itself from the Greek inheritance , and indeed he represents something of a fresh injection of Jewish moral feeling into the main Christian current of Western thought . |
6 | The three ministers belonging to the CDU ( which had been under pressure from its West German counterpart to dissociate itself from the regime ) also withdrew from the coalition on Jan. 25 " to make way for negotiations " but would continue in a caretaker capacity . |
7 | Among the smaller opposition parties the JCP fought a largely defensive campaign in which it attempted to dissociate itself from the discredited communist regimes of Eastern Europe . |
8 | The rumour generated a wave of protest , which caused the HDUR to dissociate itself from the initiative . |
9 | If that is the underlying proposition , it is important to dissociate it from the unacceptable idea that a person 's acts after loss of self-control should still be measured on an objective scale . |
10 | They saw the fascist stewards as the Nazi storm troopers trampling upon liberty and were quick to dissociate themselves from the image which the BUF had gained . |
11 | Whatever else was said , it was vital for Russian socialists clearly to dissociate themselves from the Tsarist record : |
12 | The Samaritans petitioned the Syrian king in order to dissociate themselves from the Jews , to be considered Sidonians and to give to their god the name of Zeus Hellenios : " Now you have dealt with the Jews as their wickedness deserves , but the King 's officers , in the belief that we follow the same practices as they through kinship with them , are involving us in similar charges , whereas we are Sidonians by origin , as is evident from our state documents . |
13 | To smoke is to dissociate oneself from the middle-class health fascists , to say no to jogging and yoghurt and yoga . |