Example sentences of "[be] derive from a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its raspberry taste may be derived from a suitable combination of flavourings added to the food . |
| 2 | The name is believed to be derived from a personal name Sighel or Signup , and the second part from the thorn bushes which grew in abundance at the time , and dates possibly from the 7th century . |
| 3 | When Philip Jessup visited MacArthur in January 1950 the general stated that the Soviet Union should perceive the advantages to be derived from a Japanese treaty and he was sure that a diplomat like Jacob Malik would appreciate the position . |
| 4 | A sense of the role of individual officers in the Council 's policy formulation and implementation processes at this stage of its history can be derived from a single indicative case . |
| 5 | He accepts as a basic premise the truth of all world religions , and he acknowledges the benefit that could be derived from a sympathetic study of the Scriptures of different faiths . |
| 6 | The name robertianum may be derived from a medieval scholar Robert , Duke of Normandy , or perhaps St Robert who founded the Cistercian order of monks . |