Example sentences of "derive from the [noun pl] [unc] " 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | They derive from the writers ' own work practice and belief system and serve to reinforce it in relation to other groups and cultures . |
| 5 | Historically , the emphasis on maintaining the initial capital invested in a public limited company derives from the causes célèbres of the nineteenth century , when creditors were swindled out of their debts by PLCs which distributed capital as income thus leaving insufficient assets to repay creditors . |