Example sentences of "distinguish they [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The control exercised by Mosca 's ‘ ruling class ’ is held to be assured by the organisational capacity of the ruling minority : this is the basis of their power and the characteristic that best distinguishes them from the disorganised and powerless majority . |
2 | The colours are bright and are called fluorescent to distinguish them from the normal opaque colours in the usual felt-tip pens . |
3 | Nothing , other than ownership and the secret garden , appears to distinguish them from the other tenants around them . |
4 | But when they took over the firm they were always called " Mister " to distinguish them from the other captains , perhaps . |
5 | The kind of norms we are concerned with here are sometimes called community norms in order to distinguish them from the superordinate norms that I have mentioned , and I shall suggest below that a major difference between superordinate and community norms is that , whereas ‘ standard ’ norms are uniform , community norms are sometimes more aptly described as variable norms . |
6 | We 'll refer to these as hostiles , to distinguish 'em from the ordinary members , who all wear them fancy coloured robes an' do n't present any threat at all . |