Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] other [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In ‘ thin-soiled ’ Attica ( Thuc. i.2 ) the olive was unusually important : its deep roots could penetrate the subsoil and get into the rocks , enabling the tree to thrive where other plants could not . |
| 2 | Indeed , I was slow to discover that other men had had this experience , for it had been possible to read books and to associate with men on other grounds … |
| 3 | He was always surprised to discover that other people did n't feel this way about him . |
| 4 | It would need to find private land on which to meet and other hunts across the region may find themselves with similar problems . |
| 5 | They are not , accordingly , as assertive as to wage and other claims as would be local workers , and their assertiveness is further tempered by the fact that they are not , with some progressive exceptions , voting and participating citizens . |
| 6 | DOME TENTS OFFER LOTS OF SPACE AND ARE LIGHTER TO CARRY THAN OTHER TYPES OF TENT . |
| 7 | Even before the pathologist had finished at the scene and the head was wrapped , the hands mittened in their plastic bags , even before Doc Kynaston got to work with his scalpels , the corpse would be an exhibit , more important , more cumbersome and more difficult to preserve than other exhibits in the case , but still an exhibit , tagged , documented , dehumanized , invoking only interest , curiosity or disgust . |
| 8 | It is one of the privileges of a councillor in a council meeting to see that other members obey standing orders . |
| 9 | It always amazed her to see that other people could live so comfortably upon such barren territory . |
| 10 | If we examine what it is one participant is ready to see that other participants might read into a situation and what it is that will cause him to provide ritual remedies , followed by relief for these efforts , we find ourselves looking at the central moral traditions of Western culture . |
| 11 | However , they would like to confirm that other guitarists are being considered to replace him . |
| 12 | The UK may have longer to wait than other countries , since a flush of lamb marketings is likely this autumn to beat the ending of the variable premium . |
| 13 | Is the system that we work with ( natural concepts ) easier for us to acquire than other systems ? |
| 14 | Meanwhile , Dr Dunstaple was gradually coming to realize that other things were missing . |
| 15 | It is important to remember that other factors may affect the platelet-aggregate ratio such as the rate at which blood is drawn through the sampling needle ( Rohrer et al , 1978 ) . |
| 16 | Landlords with money to spare and other entrepreneurs took advantage of such factors as space and improved communications to expand productive facilities to rural areas . |
| 17 | Scientists from Lancaster Moor Hospital and Lancaster University , who discovered the link , are calling for more studies to be done to see if other childhood cancers have increased in the 4,000-5,000 children born between 1950 and 1990 to mothers in the target group . |
| 18 | If they ca n't , it may be a matter of waiting to see if other symptoms develop . |
| 19 | Officials said talks would be held next month to see if other methods of repatriation could be employed , but vetting procedures to determine who was and who was not a refugee prevented ‘ international migratory chaos ’ . |
| 20 | At least as much interest has been stirred up by another special ability of the acoustic microscope ; to see beneath the surface , look into things , whether or not they are transparent to light and other forms of radiation . |
| 21 | It is surprising how easy it is for businessmen to assume that other nationalities will react in exactly the same way as they themselves do . |
| 22 | We may tend to assume that other companies and cultures operate with the same sorts of motivations and criteria of success as we do , despite the fact that Japanese companies , for instance , turn in a very low rate of profit compared to those in the United Kingdom , and indeed do not need to do so because of the low interest charges and ready availability of capital in their country . |
| 23 | It is popular to assume that other people resist change but , of course , we are all potential resisters of change . |
| 24 | First babies just take longer to hatch than other babies . |
| 25 | However , given that only social workers have a legal responsibility to investigate allegations , and other professionals ( e.g. priests ) may be under an obligation to protect confidentiality , social services face the dilemma of undertaking the ‘ lead agency ’ role , while having no authority to insist that other professionals pass on information to them . |
| 26 | It is easy to deduce that other systems do , too ; many targets are being hit again and again . |
| 27 | Nor did he know whether the fridge had been manufactured to last or to become obsolescent quickly ; nor whether it consumed more or less electricity to run than other models ; nor whether , when it was defunct , its parts could or would be recycled . |
| 28 | Very clear and pretty complete account really of , of what I 've you to cover but it was quite a lot of ground erm she went over and er some of it may be less easy to understand than other bits . |
| 29 | Anyway , chemical dependency is easier to study than other sorts . |
| 30 | Their role is to provide leadership and to ensure that other members of the staff receive the necessary support to carry out their roles in the Compact . |