Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] from [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is usual to receive a strong response from advertisements in the Financial Times , but the commitment of the respondents may vary considerably . |
| 2 | The British Youth Peace Assembly , a largely Communist gathering , was held in March 1936 , and attracted some support from branches of the Labour League of Youth and from the University Labour Federation . |
| 3 | Observation of zoo animals and the few accounts from naturalists in the field suggest they are a fairly stormy procedure , consisting of mock chases , vicious swipes of the female 's paw as well as obvious kisses and caresses . |
| 4 | Not only does this facilitate learning of social skills from factors within the drama , but it also allows those involved to develop their self-esteem . |
| 5 | quite away beyond just trading standards issues to cover for example , things like fund control , matters are concerned with the district council and er environmental issues erm and I am able to anxious to get some views from authorities including the County Council so that it can form a debate and discussion with central government about possible wa , was forward . |
| 6 | If this flow could be transported to North Wales , it would stand half as high as Snowdon ; if it could be transported to Surrey , it would be half as high again as the highest hill , and , such is the attraction of all high objects from mountains to the cost of living , it would be an important landmark , regularly thronged in summer with picnickers and ramblers , and would feature on scores of postcards . |
| 7 | Although creeks are thought to be largely areas of non-deposition rather than areas of erosion , the scour of the tide along them may cause some lateral erosion and water draining at times of very high tides from areas behind the zone of creeks may plunge into the heads of the creeks and so cause a certain amount of headward erosion . |
| 8 | You 've lost your customers and you 've lost Kenny and suddenly you 're employing a goon on a free transfer from Masters of the Universe . |
| 9 | The Convention provides first that a diplomatic officer and consular agent may take evidence without compulsion in civil or commercial matters from nationals of the State he represents in aid of proceedings commenced in the courts of the State represented . |
| 10 | The ‘ enumerated articles ’ included most of the more important English imports from areas in the temperate zones and almost all the goods exported from the tropical and semi-tropical regions in which the colonies most committed to trade were to be found . |
| 11 | ‘ What we have at the moment is a situation where we discharge 17 million tons of wet sewage from vessels into the river each year . |
| 12 | The meeting comes amid fresh allegations from members of the music panel that they were press-ganged into rubber- stamping the council 's decision to withdraw all subsidy from Kent Opera , although full information about the company was kept from them . |
| 13 | But this flight from objects into the land of predicates really solves nothing , for the problem of " ontological commitment " soon reappears in a new guise . |
| 14 | Organised pressure from women within the parties has had some effect . |
| 15 | The little circlets of flat ‘ leaves ’ born at regular intervals on the jointed stems serve to distinguish this plant from others in the Carboniferous coal-shales. 8 cm long . |
| 16 | ( Some cheers from supporters of the away team . ) |
| 17 | It will show Edinburgh life and Edinburgh backgrounds quite tellingly ; and in a very different context from Tickets to the Zoo . |
| 18 | Baker , despite his 17 goals , has taken some flak from fans at the Victoria Ground . |
| 19 | ‘ We are investigating an incident at Randall Lodge , and need all possible assistance from members of the public . ’ |
| 20 | Guarantees of outside funding from sources including the Josiah Macy Jr Foundation , American Medical International , and Hewlett-Packard also smoothed the introduction of the scheme , which was not seen to present any financial threat to the traditional course . |
| 21 | Early feedback from bankers at the 90-minute City meeting is that the plan , which involves splitting debt into two categories , was ‘ greeted respectfully ’ . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | There were 26 thefts from vehicles over the last week including the theft of a bag , cash , ring , jewellery and driving licence . |
| 24 | All that stuff about ‘ intent ’ and ‘ knowledge ’ might not save a future Exxon from damages in the American courts , if it transpired that a tanker captain was a known incompetent steering through a dangerous place . |
| 25 | Partial implementation of the system has already shown benefits : half the usual number of engineering changes on one new model ; on another , cost savings of $300m thanks to early suggestions from sections of the company that would not normally have seen designs until they had been fixed . |
| 26 | The Shield insisted that there was enough conviction and enthusiasm among women to carry further legislation , despite the blatant obstructionism from men at the Home Office and in Parliament . |
| 27 | When a solute is dissolved in a liquid , scattering from a volume element again arises from liquid inhomogeneities , but now an additional contribution from fluctuations in the solute concentration is present and for polymer solutions the problem is to isolate and measure these additional effects . |
| 28 | I have tried to show how such an approach is necessary if language teaching is to draw maximal benefits from developments in the informing disciplines while retaining its own identity as a domain of enquiry which has to meet its own conditions of relevance and accountability . |
| 29 | It also recorded over 2,000 inquiries from employers on the centre 's computers . |
| 30 | Kelston for good nets of roach , chub , perch and odd bream from pegs below the weir . |