Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] from [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One does not get a sense of a strong need for support from parents to children to be reciprocated — certainly not in the short term , and possibly not in the long term either . |
| 2 | Every bootie is tested for freedom from leaks by inflating with compressed air while being stood in a bath of water , but damage by nipping or cutting can occur when the booties are being fitted into the boot . |
| 3 | Now I 'm aware that many parents bring their children for baptism from reasons of superstition or custom or anything you like I 'm reminded of a certain tax gatherer who , inspired by sheer idle curiosity , climbed a tree curiosity maybe took him up the tree but it was the grace of God that brought him down . |
| 4 | Interested groups are informed on a weekly basis which allows for feedback from areas like Lagos site , potential fields expertise , the Vietnam group and line management . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Council agreed that , after an interval of six years , it would again be prepared to consider applications for recognition from schools of architecture in South Africa . |
| 7 | Perhaps I may be allowed to paraphrase for brevity from Scientists against Time by J. P. Baxter in his official account of the American Office of Scientific Research and Development : |
| 8 | Most traders , by the middle of this week , were still waiting for confirmation from maltsters on the accurate nitrogen tests . |
| 9 | This is the message that emerges time after time from surveys on Britain 's ability to cope with the demands of Europe post-1992 . |
| 10 | Detective Superintendent Jack Leyland , leading the investigation , today appealed for help from shopkeepers in the area who may have sold the items . |
| 11 | The police response to Black women and racist attacks is determined by the same factors which affect their response to racist attacks generally : Failure to recognise racial violence/attacks as such and to act accordingly ; delays in their response to a call for help from victims of racial violence ; refusal to recognise the seriousness of a racist attack , and if arrests are made , only the minimum of charges are imposed ; avoiding responsibility for dealing with cases involving racist attacks — by advising victims to pursue civil action through the courts ; the subjecting of those who are victims of racial violence to further racial abuse ; the criminalisation of victims of racist attacks e.g. in Bradford , Newham and only recently two cases from Hounslow one involving 5 boys from Lampton School who defended themselves in a racial attack and were arrested and charged by the police . |
| 12 | 65 per cent of starts on training for Work from referrals by the Employment Service |
| 13 | Thanks to the two teachers from S.W. London who served tea on the 27th June under considerable difficulties — a temperamental urn and lack of support from others in their area . |
| 14 | On the other side , the spontaneous growth of a disability culture , in the absence of support from organisations of disabled people , can be regarded as a symptom of ordinary disabled people losing interest in the issues that an elite leadership regards as a priority . |
| 15 | Parliament created a limited form of protection from builders with the Defective Premises Act 1972 . |
| 16 | The ordinary practitioner will not need to dig any deeper than this — apart , of course from references to the statutes and law reports . |
| 17 | The branch secretary , Kathleen McAlorum , a Motherwell district councillor , said that an emergency meeting of the branch executive had been called last Sunday after complaints and threats of resignation from members over the deal for representation on the European committee of the regions . |
| 18 | It is important in using this method to exclude all transfer payments as these represent nothing more than a redistribution of income from taxpayers to the transfer recipients ; including them , therefore , would involve double-counting . |
| 19 | The increasing number of mortgage repossessions , the increasing interest costs to the UK manufacturing sector , the distortion of the foreign exchange market , the wage demands induced as workers seek to maintain their living standards and the large , gratuitous redistribution of income from debtors to creditors result in painful and often irreversible dislocations . |
| 20 | It should be pointed out that , because the employing firms are themselves not perfectly competitive but possess some monopoly power , the union 's actions will not necessarily result in losses for the firms involved ; however , it will of course reduce their profits and result in a redistribution of income from profit-earners to wage-earners . |
| 21 | Companies that take significant sums of money from members of the public in advance of providing goods or services are in a special position of trust . |
| 22 | As Bell points out , because of the composition of his sample , these illustrations all concern flows of money from parents to children at a point in the life course when characteristically resources are stretched , namely in the early years of child-rearing . |
| 23 | The next day Shamir pointedly announced that he was receiving large offers of money from Jews around the world . |
| 24 | Israel also agreed " in principle " on June 5 that the European Communities ( EC ) should play a direct role in a conference , as announced during a visit to Paris by Israel 's Foreign Minister , David Levi , and subsequently confirmed by Shamir , despite opposition from hardliners within his Cabinet . |
| 25 | The loss of revenue from areas of the country affected by civil unrest had also contributed to the deficit . |
| 26 | Both authorities emphasised the importance of the health helpline to start from April 1 on which would offer the chance of feedback from patients with grievances . |
| 27 | Like many hon. Members , I am receiving increasing amounts of mail from prisoners about simple matters — the right to exercise , the right to decent food and the implementation of the prison rules as they stand . |
| 28 | A SURVEY reveals that the most common gift of underwear from men to women this Christmas will be French knickers . |
| 29 | Bernard Ulrich and colleagues at the University of Gottingen had proposed that deposition of sulphur and nitrogen compounds ( originating from industrial activity and power generation ) led to the release of aluminium from minerals in the soil . |
| 30 | Apart from reservations from AT2 , the teachers anticipated no sense of intrusion from visits from the Senior Management Team , other than the Head , whose arrival AT3 expected to produce ‘ an entirely artificial atmosphere ’ . |