Example sentences of "far [vb pp] from [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At an awards ceremony at the Polytechnic of the South Bank in 1974 he castigated those people ‘ who would like to make polytechnics exactly like universities ’ , and who ignored the fact that the polytechnics had the distinctive feature of not only pursuing knowledge for its own sake , but also treating the acquisition of knowledge as ‘ never far removed from its application ’ — and constructing courses of study accordingly . |
| 2 | Although dualistic it was quite different from Platonism : cosmic time was not the moving image of eternity but ‘ at best a caricature of eternity , a defective imitation far removed from its model ’ . |
| 3 | The men are undertaking their grim task in blazing hot sun , but the weather is far removed from their mood . |
| 4 | Thus , ‘ academics , writers , painters and musicians of minimal renown inherit the right — even the duty — to participate in politics , to give opinions on subjects far removed from their areas of talent , to sit in judgement on the regime , even to denounce the system ’ ( Riding : 1986 , p. 427 ) . |
| 5 | The objective has been to indicate the value of appreciating the expressive order : the understandings people have of their own lives , their attempts to maintain self-esteem and the respect of others in the context of processes and decisions far removed from their understanding or influence . |
| 6 | Like tonight , faced with the ordeal of going to a grand dinner party with people who all knew each other and were far removed from her experience , she had acquitted herself proudly and well . |
| 7 | When my parents did eventually reply , their letter was full of the most ordinary details of life in England and seemed far removed from my experiences in the Legion . |
| 8 | The reality is far removed from his speech . |