Example sentences of "away from [pron] traditional [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The company , which is in the process of a major expansion drive aimed at moving away from its traditional freezer centre image , made pre-tax profits of £30.1m in the six months to July 3 from £24.22m previously . |
| 2 | On the contrary , there is much to suggest that , in this election , Labour moved too far away from its traditional base ; that its attempts at reassuring those outside its ‘ natural ’ core of supporters meant it did too little to mobilise support among those who would benefit from its policies . |
| 3 | Tanabe was the author of a recent policy review which was designed to steer the party away from its traditional position of pacifism ( including opposition to the country 's Self Defence Force on the grounds that its existence was unconstitutional ) and international neutrality . |
| 4 | A package of new loans made public last week reveals that the nation will move away from its traditional hunting ground of French-speaking Africa , where it has always had a science presence , and towards English-speaking and Latin American nations and the Far East . |
| 5 | In some areas of Britain local voluntary organizations , or perhaps one of the arms of the public sector services , have become so disheartened by the lack of commitment and enthusiasm on the part of local psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses for developing a new style of service away from their traditional hospital base that they have decided to go ahead and develop a new service without any support from the consultants and hospital staff . |
| 6 | Those capitalists , who were predominantly of Chinese and Indian extraction , gradually grew in size and economic importance , and in doing so moved increasingly away from their traditional roles in Western dominated export and import sectors , and towards manufacturing , banking and commercial expansion in their own right . |
| 7 | Time will be spent on recognising the importance of leisure and recreation pursuits in a balanced life-style and students will be encouraged to move away from their traditional view of leisure and recreation pursuits and explore less obvious activities . |