Example sentences of "[noun] from [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 Isolation from centres of further education meant that these young folk often had no opportunity to participate in training and would welcome the opportunity of taking part in training courses such as welding , building maintenance , shearing , etc , which might improve their chances of employment in a rural area .
2 As the suffering of Somalia 's famine victims continued , the US administration was reported on Nov. 27 to have offered 30,000 troops to a proposed UN military intervention force to protect food aid from gangs of gunmen .
3 Pin and tack the pleats on the right side from top of valance to bottom of stiffening , by bringing the solid lines together on the wrong side as with pinch pleats ( fig. 33 ) .
4 He tucked himself into a tight ball , and , at the last moment , rolled on to his side from terror of the rocks beneath the surface .
5 Even though companies ' actions are the result of a substantial contribution of views from many people it is surprising how often one can predict the competitive gambits from knowledge of the characteristics and prejudices of the leader .
6 With this kind of warfare going on between nests , the ants need to be able to distinguish their own nestmates from members of other nests .
7 The proposal document includes examples of documents received " as feedback from members of the library committee on the curriculum needs of their departments " ( Proposal document , Appendix I ) .
8 Assessing and monitoring quality in health care will therefore require continuous interaction and feedback from users of the services at all stages of service design and delivery .
9 The role of the NDO throughout this stage will be to monitor the progress of the unit writing , arrange for the meeting of writers to discuss common problems and review each other 's work , arrange for feedback from representatives of interested parties such as employers and college staff and to negotiate with professional bodies vis-a-vis recognition of the units and courses .
10 The lapels of his well-worn suit seemed to carry a permanent sheen from years of dropped ash on worsted .
11 In 1940 , before the Germans began to apply pressure , the Vichy government implemented a series of laws to bar Jews from positions of influence , excluding them from the judiciary , the civil and military service , teaching , and the media .
12 The loss of revenue from areas of the country affected by civil unrest had also contributed to the deficit .
13 In 1991 , IBM realised $1.5bn in worldwide revenue from sales of the RS/6000 , which represented a 50% improvement over 1990 .
14 The $820m figure includes revenue from sales of X terminals , personal computer X servers , graphical user interfaces and development tools .
15 Revenue from sales of X terminals accounted for 62% , or $499m , of the 1992 figure , a 39% increase on the previous year 's sales .
16 Revenue from sales of personal computer X server packages rose to $33m , a growth of 217% over the 1991 figure .
17 ARSENAL manager George Graham last night tried to distance the club from allegations of a nightclub brawl which put an unidentified soccer star in hospital .
18 The final communiqué exempted Angola from implementation of the tariff reduction programme for up to three years , and from use of the clearing house for up to four years .
19 Although the government eventually decided to accept royalties from sales of the chip rather than to take an equity share in the company , it was widely seen as the last straw in a conflict between Fields and the administration .
20 She was an expensive woman , all in suede , come by car from north of the river .
21 Oh they had I must tell you now that at the time that we had n't got a car at all , on the occasion of a royal visit , or some very important action being taken , my Chief Constable used to hire a chauffeur driven car from Mr of Lane in Ipswich .
22 er it , it proved it like in America they can build a car from end of the production line to the other end , finished , running forty nine seconds
23 In preparation for the anticipated tough hearings before the Democrat-controlled judiciary committee , Thomas , whose nomination had aroused opposition from a range of black , feminist , and liberal organizations [ see p. 38328 ] , received intensive coaching from members of administration .
24 Initially there was considerable opposition from members of the faculty who feared that the proposals would undermine their own positions .
25 But the abiding issue of Rhodesia , still in the unilateral and technically illegal control of the minority white government of Ian Smith , despite strong black guerrilla opposition from supporters of the rival Nkomo and Mugabe factions , remained undisturbed .
26 The county court owes its establishment to the cost and complexity of civil procedure , which persuaded the government of the day to pass the County Courts Act 1846 against much opposition from parts of the legal profession .
27 He withdrew his mind from contemplation of her eyelashes , and asked heavily : ‘ You kidding ? ’
28 CAMPAIGNERS say Darlington council 's decision to ban disabled drivers from parts of the town centre during peak periods could force them to shop elsewhere .
29 The Duce had been reduced in a stroke from Head of State to a more or less insignificant cavaliere ( a commonplace title in Italy ) .
30 On Jan. 19 the administration formally requested additional funds from Congress of $40,000 million-$100,000 million in funding for the RTC , which was responsible for paying off depositors and servicing loans prior to the sale of thrifts and their assets .
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