Example sentences of "derived from his [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He let Turgenev know that he had enjoyed his Sportsman 's Sketches , but his interest in them probably derived from his love of hunting rather than from the fact that the stories cast aspersions on serfdom . |
| 2 | Partly it resulted from a preference in his subject-matter for concrete cultural and social detail over Adorno 's tendency towards abstraction of social process : for instance , he offered something like a phenomenology of the ‘ shocks ’ inherent in modern city life ; he discussed actual and potential production practices within modern media , derived from his enthusiasm for Brecht 's ‘ epic theatre ’ ; he focused less on the totalities of aesthetic form than on the fluidities of technique , the conditions of production , and the variable nature of reception . |
| 3 | Gandhi 's antipathy to preaching , which was characteristic of the Christian missionary activity he was acquainted with , may have derived from his attitude to mission work in general , but it is more likely that he considered a man 's life to be a more effective testimony to the truth of his religion that his words . |
| 4 | ( His views derived from his experience in two roles , as a Professor of Geology at Edinburgh University , and as the editor of scientific journals ) . |
| 5 | ( His views derived from his experience in two roles , as a Professor of Geology at Edinburgh University , and as the editor of scientific journals ) . |
| 6 | His name was derived from his habit of wearing a blue hood of coarsely woven cloth which masked his face . |
| 7 | Pearson 's technique as a biographer derived from his career on the stage . |
| 8 | A more revolutionary proposal of his was that England players should train together regularly , an idea derived from his visit to Holland , where the national players came together for coaching once a week , and were given lectures and ‘ homework ’ exercises . |
| 9 | His own connection may have given him military credibility , but his political credibility derived from his role as a central figure in his brother 's polity . |
| 10 | His own connection may have given him military credibility , but his political credibility derived from his role as a central figure in his brother 's polity . |