We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-bought experience. From LearnThat.org. [George Washington.]
derive pleasure from one's garden. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The name is thought to derive from the Greek helio (sun). From Wordnik.com. [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference
The symbolic must derive from the actual, the realized meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Bits and Pieces of an RNA World] Reference
What kind of authority does one derive from a non-binding goal. From Wordnik.com. [Obama near climate change accord with China, others] Reference
Note 6: Both Akan and proto-Bantu derive from the Benue-Kwa period. From Wordnik.com. [Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE] Reference
They derive from a Mashariki-era verb that meant "to not do, not be/have.". From Wordnik.com. [Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE] Reference
So far, we are considering articles that derive from the following panels. From Wordnik.com. [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference
That means a Darjeeling should derive from the province of Darjeeling india. From Wordnik.com. [The First Flush - Anil Dash] Reference
Such are the advantages which mankind will derive from the French revolution. From Wordnik.com. [A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and 1795]
Salic Law: A law thought to derive from the code of laws of the ancient Salic. From Wordnik.com. [Observations on Female Literature in General] Reference
What do the European allies derive from a visible Canadian commitment to NATO?. From Wordnik.com. [The New NATOServing Canada's Interest] Reference
The Mongolian calendar and astrology and medical systems derive from the Tibetan ones. From Wordnik.com. [Brochure for the Ulaan Baatar Kalachakra Initiation 1995] Reference
The word muxe is thought to derive from the 16th century Spanish word for “woman”. From Wordnik.com. [and before i forget – « Love | Peace | Ohana] Reference
The benefits that could derive from a successful Kennedy Round are well worth the effort. From Wordnik.com. [Business and Government in Relation to our Economy] Reference
Linguists aren't sure, but "bubby" may derive from the German "Bübbi" which means 'teat'. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
The name 'Halloween' and many of its present-day traditions derive from the Old English era. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
It had exactly the same effect upon me as some people seem to derive from a glass of brandy. From Wordnik.com. [Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences] Reference
The only difference is the powers that it exercises derive from the authority of Parliament. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Labour MPs need to eat some humble pie.] Reference
Its name is said to derive from a Persian expression, baadiyekubiden, or "blow of the winds.". From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Orientalist by Tom Reiss] Reference
I would only argue that there is only so much extra benefit a country can derive from a DVLA. From Wordnik.com. [The Union Dividend] Reference
The sense of our real powers, powers we seem to derive from the universe itself, also comes and goes. From Wordnik.com. [Saul Bellow - Nobel Lecture] Reference
We lack all the features of nature whose scale and magnificence derive from the convulsions of nature. From Wordnik.com. [English Landscape and Personality] Reference
Many of the educational problems these days derive from the assumption that learning must always be fun. From Wordnik.com. [I meant to link to ...] Reference
The scapulars of the bird derive from the Latin word scapula which among humans it is the shoulder blade. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
For Canada, the benefits which we derive from the Commonwealth may not be the type which makes daily headlines. From Wordnik.com. [Canada 1999--One Canadian's Perspective] Reference
Grandfather Adams thought his grandsons 'schoolboy-slang phrase must derive from the Greek "thunder on the left.". From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4] Reference
I think that the Russians ought rather to make their literary studies derive from the Greeks than from the Latins. From Wordnik.com. [Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son.] Reference
The title is believed to derive from the year in which it was finished, 1948, with the last two digits transposed. From Wordnik.com. [George Orwell Biography] Reference
Many developing countries are still not convinced of the advantages they themselves would derive from a new round. From Wordnik.com. [Economic Relations Between Germany and Canada] Reference
Just to be on the safe side, let me mention that calcium caseinate does indeed derive from the milk protein casein. From Wordnik.com. [Calcium Is Not Lactose] Reference
The color patterning conveys which languages derive from the proto-West Ruvu, proto-East Ruvu, and Kagulu subgroups. From Wordnik.com. [Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE] Reference
However, to this natural law, man has to add positive laws, which derive from the free will of the human legislator. From Wordnik.com. [Foundations for Peace] Reference
The English word "" pumpkin '' may derive from the French word pompon, which in turn may derive from the Greek pepon. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But the room has an elegance and a permanence that derive from the many decisions she and Shutler made along the way. From Wordnik.com. [A riverfront retreat, built with the long view] Reference
The remaining two hundred are of mixed origin; some, doubtless with truth, are said to derive from the conquered Serbs. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
The overall conclusion I derive is that no one number has a strong enough argument behind it for any kind of consensus. From Wordnik.com. [Futurology, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Both the English word vinegar and the Spanish vinagre derive from the French vin, meaning wine, and aigre, meaning sour. From Wordnik.com. [Preserving The Fall Harvest: Mexican Pickles And Vinaigrettes] Reference
These international rights of republics derive from the representation of foreign individuals, who are our moral equals. From Wordnik.com. [Liberal Internatinalism: Peace, War and Democracy] Reference
A sincere OPEN QUESTION for those who think codon assignments derive from the attraction of codon patterns to amino acids. From Wordnik.com. [De Facto Intelligent Design in Biology] Reference
Arlington Heights, Ill. The term "filibuster" is thought to derive from the Dutch word vrijbuiter - free booter, or pirate. From Wordnik.com. [ajc.com - News] Reference
I think both of these complaints derive from a peculiarly contemporary compulsion to see everything in red-state, blue-state terms. From Wordnik.com. [A Conversation with Charles C. Mann] Reference
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