Example sentences of "stemmed from [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the justification for censorship in the first place stemmed from competing conceptions of the priesthood . |
| 2 | The dispute stemmed from new contracts introduced in October 1990 under which dentists receive four-fifths of their income from carrying out a range of 300 operations . |
| 3 | Intermixed with this division were differences which stemmed from strong commitments to domestic policies of social welfare on the one hand and the belief that Britain should pursue a world role on the other . |
| 4 | Chloride contamination , which stems from de-icing salts seeping into concrete coverings , was discovered in 144 of 200 bridges selected at random by department inspectors and more than half of the difficulties stemmed from poor workmanship . |
| 5 | There was also a form of opposition to perestroika that stemmed from outdated patterns of thinking and the self-interest of those who had become used to living at the expense of others . |
| 6 | The war of 1689 – 97 saw a long series of such contacts between the belligerents almost from its outbreak ; and the final settlement stemmed from protracted discussions between French and Dutch emissaries in 1694 – 96 . |
| 7 | I can only assume that it stemmed from wishful thinking or a misunderstanding on the part of one of the council employees or officers . |
| 8 | Laing 's desire to reduce physical exertion stemmed from personal experience during his early days on the shop floor . |
| 9 | The scandal stemmed from unsecured loans made by three state-owned commercial banks ( State Bank of India , national Housing Bank and United Commercial Bank ) to one of the country 's leading stockbrokers , Harshad Mehta . |
| 10 | Certain acts , for example the re-organization of the higher courts in which indictable offences are tried , and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 , stemmed from Royal Commissions or similar forms of independent inquiry . |
| 11 | Whilst it is no doubt true that the heaviness of early Soviet ICBMs and the ‘ dirtiness ’ of their warheads stemmed from crude propulsion and guidance systems , all that matters is that they accomplished what they were designed to . |
| 12 | He disliked Sir Alexander Macdonald , a view shared by many : it originally stemmed from unfavourable comparison with Alexander 's older brother , the late , much-loved , James . |