Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the paving is all made from broken paving slabs and , therefore , all the same thickness , you simply lay it on the levelled sand bed . |
| 2 | This hedonist tends to live for the moment , because if one is constantly distracted from present experience by designs for the future nothing will ever be fully enjoyed . |
| 3 | The difference is that whereas the policeman is justified in acting as he does , the citizen is merely excused from criminal liability on the grounds that he lacks mens rea . |
| 4 | ‘ Margaret is merely suffering from pre-wedding nerves . |
| 5 | It is only saved from universal condemnation by the partial political acceptance of the argument that this nuclear readiness does not in practice involve a real threat and that nuclear weapons will in fact never be used . |
| 6 | The graphic presentation in each of the three products is much improved from Fun School 3 , but each volume has its own quirks as regards controls and interface — this remains the main grumble as far as this reviewer is concerned . |
| 7 | Data on accelerated soil erosion in the tropics is generally derived from small experimental plots , with only a few years of data . |
| 8 | Indeed , the very idea of resistance is generally excluded from social-control theories , because the deviant group is perceived to be powerless , forever the object of someone else 's control , never the subject of its own thoughts and actions . |
| 9 | The product is thus removed from inorganic impurities which are soluble in water . |
| 10 | Of course , the state is not insulated from economic pressures or political demands from the working class and other groups , but this analysis suggests that it will respond to them in ways which are to its own advantage , which may not coincide with the narrowly defined interests of capital or other political forces . |
| 11 | Althusser 's procedure has been to show that , within a notion of history that seemed as if it could be invoked on its own as self-evident , there rests an entire presupposition about the conception of the social whole that is not derived from Marxist theory . |
| 12 | Tax is not deducted from National Insurance retirement pensions , but they are taken into account when deciding how much tax is to be paid on the elderly person 's income as a whole . |
| 13 | The purchaser should ensure that it is not restricted from issuing notices of assignment by any of the announcement or confidentiality restrictions in the sale and purchase agreement . |
| 14 | It emphasises lengthy and direct involvement with one 's subjects , sometimes over a period of years ; it places great stress on the recording of actual speech ; and it stresses the need to consider the apparently trivial , the story behind the story , the background that is normally omitted from conventional journalism . |
| 15 | The company adds that it is already benefiting from increased efficiency and expects a large return on its financial investment in Weldon . |
| 16 | It has taken present-day governments some time to understand that a universal benefit is a bulwark against the disincentive effects of a largely means-tested system , and that , given that the benefit is paid irrespective of whether the household head is in or out of work but is nevertheless deducted from supplementary benefit , it helps maintain a difference between income in paid work and income on the dole . |
| 17 | It certainly explains why Lufthansa , Alitalia and Iberia , each of whose accounts is largely hidden from public scrutiny , will continue to cross-subsidise their operations , and when necessary receive financial support from their sponsoring governments . |
| 18 | As was briefly described in the introduction , Britain has a socialized system of health care which is largely funded from general taxation . |
| 19 | Information on postbasic training leading to another first level qualification ( RNMH , RMN , RSCN , RGN ) is best obtained from nursing careers advisers ( addresses appear in Appendix 3 ) . |
| 20 | It is usually formed from lightweight prefabricated sections which are locked together to form scaffolding of the desired length and height on which boarding is placed for the working area . |
| 21 | In the same way , the country will add up how much has been paid or is still owed from overseas countries for goods exported to them . |
| 22 | The liquid fuel division , which provides heating oil for offices and homes , and diesel fuel for lorries , is still suffering from low industrial demand . |
| 23 | So far OPEC has put aside the even more complex task of making market adjustments to accommodate a return of output from Iraq , thought to have twice the production capacity of Kuwait , which is still banned from international oil sales under a United Nations embargo . |
| 24 | Ball clay , which English China Clays mines in several pads of Britain , is also extracted from secondary deposits . |
| 25 | Syn-gas is also made from natural gas ( methane ) by the related reaction , |
| 26 | Camembert is also made from pasteurised or fresh milk and , like Brie , it is the mass-produced pasteurised cheeses that are the most readily available . |
| 27 | The general concept of work is also shifting from man-machine interaction to man-man interaction with machines as aids . |
| 28 | The clearing house is also protected from excessive credit risk through the operation of a system of daily price limits . |
| 29 | The gear selector is on the centre console ( which you ca n't take for granted , even today ) , while the automatic ride control is also borrowed from other models . |
| 30 | Thus , the ‘ humanitarianism ’ that informs his programme is also derived from selfish , rational motives ; it stems from the fact that , since we can imagine ourselves breaking the contract , we can also imagine ourselves being the objects of punishment . |