Example sentences of "vary from individual " in BNC.

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1 Again , motivation varied from individual to individual .
2 There are both negative and positive implications in having the test that vary from individual to individual .
3 For example , the failure to account for such characteristics as ‘ frailty ’ , which vary from individual to individual , can lead to systematic exaggeration of the benefits of medical treatments .
4 But whether or not one can establish the existence of general limits to the authority of governments , the normal justification thesis invites a piecemeal approach to the question of the authority of governments , which yields the conclusion that the extent of governmental authority varies from individual to individual , and is more limited than the authority governments claim for themselves in the case of most people .
5 Over 30 years ago J H Sheldon , whose 'Social Medicine of Old Age' is still one of the most farsighted and compassionate reviews of the circumstances of older people , described old age as ‘ a quality of mind and body whose time or onset varies from individual to individual , rather than a mere quantity expressed by the term of duration applicable to all . ’
6 ( 4 ) Because the treatment required by the offender varies from individual to individual in accordance with what is ‘ wrong ’ with each , the duration and circumstances of the commitment must also vary .
7 We shall see that in fact , Black British speakers focus on the broadest Creole variety , though they code switch between this and British English to an extent which varies from individual to individual and from situation to situation .
8 Well this varies from individual to individual , but there are individuals who probably spend erm seventy per cent of their time on research , erm twenty per cent on teaching , and ten per cent on playing tennis .
9 Also expatriates ' shopping habits are bound to vary from individual to individual .
10 It can therefore be argued that the virtuous conduct of which mankind is capable can be regarded as varying from individual to individual by quantity only .
11 That must vary from individual to individual and there is no need to say that simply to hold these views ( if one believes them to be the revealed will of God ) is in itself misogynist .
12 What counts as better or worse with respect to scientific theories will vary from individual to individual or from community to community .
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