Example sentences of "derive from [art] [noun] ' " in BNC.

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1 The plough-witches often wore women 's clothing , which was derived from the mummers ' plays where an old woman called Bessy , accompanied by the fool , was the central character who carried the money box .
2 An individual firm 's demand for labour can be thought of as a derived demand — it is derived from the consumers ' demand for the firm 's product .
3 He then formulated a system of fighting derived from the mantis ' movements and went back to do battle with the fighters from other systems .
4 In fact , studies of colonial government have often involved a perspective which is derived from the colonialists ' own assessments of their impact on dependent territories .
5 They derive from the writers ' own work practice and belief system and serve to reinforce it in relation to other groups and cultures .
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