Sentence examples for be broken off from from inspiring English sources

And except for a few lots that can be broken off from larger properties, there is no space left for new construction, she said.

On the backdrop (all the sets are by the Kazakh-born George Tsypin) there are faces that look as though they were broken off from classical sculptures.

Relations between Venice and Constantinople were broken off for 10 years from 1171.

Dispersion occurs primarily as a result of the turbulent closure of the tip of the cavity, when small bubbles are broken off from the main mass of gas.

For three years in a row, starting in 1983, the walking stick was broken off from the bronze left hand of the nine-foot Truman statue in Independence, Mo.

"Any area where there is a duplicative effort with some other part of the government has a strong chance of being broken off from the bureau's responsibility".

Granted independence in 1962, the country was broken off from Rwanda by its colonial ruler Belgium.

The body bore signs of having been plundered by ancient grave-robbers, his head having been broken off from his body and his nose smashed.

They are made of keratin and bone and are filled with blood vessels, and stay with a bovine throughout its life, unless they are removed manually or are broken off from getting a horn stuck somewhere where it cannot be removed without removing the horn itself.

There were broken off branches from half submerged dead elms that might have passed as spears, swords or sabres.

Some claim that the Labour northern heartlands are breaking off from the party, as they have already done in Scotland.