Example sentences of "from be a [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A normal child of 3 is far from being a completely effective language user , and yet it would be inappropriate to target that child for therapy . |
| 2 | and so on , but he 's moving away from being a completely response lead |
| 3 | Clearly demonstrated the complexity of the issues in a well-argued presentation which suffered at times from being a little unfocussed . |
| 4 | I suspect that , apart from being a most interesting fish for the hobbyist , at some time in the future scientists may come to look upon this fish as particularly interesting because of its many divergences from the normal Mbuna characteristics — in its habitat , less boisterous behaviour , relatively mute coloration , size dimorphism , sexual precocity , large brood size and small fry . |
| 5 | The ‘ Shivering Mountain ’ derives its name from being a distinctly unstable lump of land , given to landslips . |
| 6 | From being a painfully shy , diffident recluse , he suddenly metamorphosed into a garrulous and sometimes painfully overbearing extrovert . |
| 7 | Apart from being a very expensively-dressed woman , it appears she is willing to risk all to get her own way — never mind her in-laws or the unpleasantness it surrounds the princes with . |
| 8 | On the negative side , the graphics are a little simplistic and the animation is sparse ( so why the multiload ? ) , but that does n't prevent Sly Spy from being a very good game . |
| 9 | Optical Character Recognition ( OCR ) has advanced over the years from being a very imprecise science that needed special fonts ( you might remember printers being equipped with OCR A and OCR B ) . |
| 10 | And erm if you relate that to our erm performance in industry I , I , I think it may well be that we are suffering from being a very undereducated country . |
| 11 | Discussion among delegates at the Heat Pumps for Buildings conference at Nottingham University this month revealed that , far from being a fully developed technology as their long history might suggest , their evolution is not complete . |
| 12 | This conception of progressive intellectual maturity has emerged from the philosophical argument of this book , but it is far from being a purely philosophical viewpoint . |
| 13 | Having granted that Socrates is far from being a purely destructive force , we must now go further and acknowledge the full extent of his positive cultural significance . |
| 14 | The House of Commons was far from being a genuinely representative body , but it was not the mere tool of the king . |
| 15 | But , apart from being a relatively poor performance by international standards , national resources had not grown sufficiently to take account of total need . |
| 16 | From being a relatively happy , if somewhat timid , little girl Maxine became shy and secretive and spent many hours playing alone , either in the garden or in her bedroom . |
| 17 | ‘ The modern woman will note with pleasant surprise that Mary of Nazareth , while completely devoted to the will of God , was far from being a timidly submissive woman , or one whose piety was repellent to others ; on the contrary , she was a woman who did not hesitate to proclaim that God vindicates the humble and oppressed and removes powerful people from their privileged positions … a woman of strength who experienced poverty and suffering , flight and exile . |
| 18 | From being a much sought-after residential area , it has lost its fashionable air . |
| 19 | Today , it still looks interesting but far from being a perfectly balanced shape . |
| 20 | From being a highly charged organisation unique in the North Side for engaging in employment and economic related issues , Manchester appeared to be following the path of Allegheny West , Central North Side and East Allegheny . |