Example sentences of "to remove from [art] " in BNC.

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1 It is as follows : that the decision to turn off a ventilator is , in fact , a decision to terminate the life of a patient or to remove from a patient the last thread by which he held on to life .
2 Rabbits are easy to remove from a shallow burrow of the type just described but the situation is rather more difficult when the burrow is a deep one , 5 or 6 feet ( 1.5 to 1.8 metres ) below the surface .
3 The day after this attack , reported as the worst mass murder in US history , the House of Representatives voted by 247 to 177 to remove from a Democratic anti-crime bill clauses outlawing 13 types of semi-automatic assault weapons and magazines containing more than seven rounds of ammunition .
4 It is also traditional to burn spices for the deceased ; to cover the mirrors ( or soap them ) ; and to remove from the house any photographs of the deceased .
5 Duke William could claim that he was going to oust a perjured usurper and also to remove from the see of Canterbury an archbishop not recognized in Rome .
6 Every member I have spoken to believes it is in all our best interests to maintain the profession 's high standards and to remove from the register any auditor who has little or no regard for them .
7 Eventually in 1858 Earl Stanhope moved in the House of Lords that the Queen should be petitioned by Parliament to remove from the Prayer Book the services which commemorated not only the death of Charles I but also the accession of Charles II in 1660 , the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 , and the landing of William of Orange in 1688 .
8 In order to inaugurate his declared policy of economic renewal , Mendès-France had first to remove from the agenda the two pressing crises which had crippled French political life : Indo-China and the EDC .
9 Clergy at one time might , for example , claim as many members as possible , forgetting , perhaps , to remove from the list those who have died or moved to another parish ; a subsequent introduction of ‘ potential giving ’ or per capita assessment for a maintenance -of-ministry-fund could result in their rapidly removing any ‘ dead wood ’ in order to reduce the costly membership figures to an absolute minimum .
10 He was dissatisfied , as always , with his previous work , and he had detected flaws in The Cocktail Party which he wished to remove from the new play .
11 The judge found as a fact that the flats were ‘ substantially completed ’ and that payment was due to the plaintiff in respect of the number of flats substantially completed , which left an outstanding amount due from the defendants to the plaintiff in the absence of the payment of which the plaintiff was entitled to remove from the site .
12 For any political party that makes any pretence of seeking the government of this country to want to remove from the courts the sanction that my hon. Friend has described as so essential is utterly irresponsible .
13 It was particularly difficult to remove from the corners .
14 On June 26 Parliament decided by 93 to 26 votes to remove from the courts the power of judicial review in ISA cases , so that the executive would make the final decision .
15 Alluding to recent Soviet attempts to remove from the purview of the treaty three motorized divisions due for disbandment , by reclassifying them as naval shore defence units , he declared that difficulties were being encountered which " go to the heart of credibility and trust " .
16 The primary function of any kitchen ventilation canopy is to remove from the kitchen area the airborne effects of the cooking process , namely smoke , steam , contaminants , and as much heat as deemed effective .
17 ( 2 ) The covenant implied by subsection ( 1 ) ( " the lessor 's repairing covenant " ) shall not be construed as requiring the lessor — ( a ) to carry out works or repairs for which the lessee is liable by virtue of his duty to use the premises in a tenant-like manner [ below ] , or would be so liable but for an express covenant on his part , ( b ) to rebuild or reinstate the premises in the case of destruction or damage by fire , or by tempest , flood or other inevitable accident , or ( c ) to keep in repair or maintain anything which the lessee is entitled to remove from the dwelling-house .
18 While individuals may be seeking : ( 1 ) freedom to advance their careers by moving on to other firms , but " job security " in the meanwhile ; ( 2 ) payment , on death or retirement , of the full value of their partnership shares ( including capital contributions , undrawn profits , goodwill etc ) ; and ( 3 ) upon death and/or retirement from practice , financial security for themselves and their families , the firm 's priorities in the interests of preserving profitability are likely to be concentrated on : ( 1 ) the need to impose restrictions on the freedom of partners to leave without adequate notice and/or thereafter to compete with the firm ; ( 2 ) the ability to remove from the firm any partner who has failed to meet proper professional standards who is disruptive or who is not seen to be pulling his weight ; and ( 3 ) the need to minimise the strain on the firm 's finances when a partner leaves whilst recognising a certain moral responsibility towards the family of a deceased partner .
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