Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [adj] other [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , would n't it be possible to imagine someone who maintained both that motor cars were on our list of things that enhanced the quality of life and that travelling by motor car frequently took more time and demanded a greater outlay of labour than using various other means of transport ? |
| 2 | Yet this childhood query , already asked and not answered millions of times , is of profound importance , for it is that very question , and its non-answer , or obviously insincere answer that , quite probably , has undermined child respect for adults to a greater degree than has all other causes put together . |
| 3 | Some individuals would prefer to avoid stress rather than seek any other goals . |
| 4 | For the moment , it seems unlikely that oilseed rape causes more frequent or more dangerous symptoms to those living nearby than do many other crops . |
| 5 | The Department obtained more grants from the SOED in competitive tendering than did any other institution . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to see more of that , ’ said Allan , ‘ People looking for an answer from TOP first , rather than trying some other way and only using the philosophy as a last resort . |
| 7 | The woman turned , meeting Karr 's eyes briefly , her own eyes wide , her whole body tensed as if to meet some other threat , then she turned away , a faint shudder passing through her , letting her co-workers carry the three men off . |
| 8 | In late September the Council approved a list of 109 candidates , while requiring 60 other candidates to take a written test to establish their credentials as mujtahids ( those qualified to interpret the Koran and to issue judgements ) . |
| 9 | The only other alternative would be for the court to disregard one of the clauses and hold that one party had , by conduct , accepted the other party 's terms and waived its own , including the provision providing that it should not be taken as accepting any other terms . |
| 10 | 1.19 Words importing one gender shall be construed as importing any other gender |
| 11 | Accordingly , he believes , as do many other polytechnic directors , that by giving their institution charters to award degrees and other qualifications within carefully defined limits , substantial savings in time and resources would result and their distinctive approach to higher education would be affirmed and would find its fullest expression . |
| 12 | Since the domestic brand leader uses a green dye , as do many other manufacturers and the colour is associated with safety , in this context meaning hand safe , green appears to be the most appropriate colour . |
| 13 | The WI hold their meetings there , as do many other organisations , and it is in use every day . |
| 14 | I like using it , as do many other people , and it seems to be becoming the new industry standard . |
| 15 | I spent the summer in hard training in the gym and on the track in preparation for the coming season , as did many other players . |
| 16 | Pauling thought both structures would actually exist , as did many other crystallographers engaged in unravelling the three-dimensional structures of proteins . |
| 17 | The Crusaders also left a legacy to the Arabs , as did those other invaders who came and went . |
| 18 | Paul Mba Abessole , a prominent opposition figure and leader of a faction of the main opposition group , the National Rectification Movement ( Morena ) , refused to accept a Cabinet post , as did some other opposition politicians , on the grounds that they had not been consulted on the composition of the new government , which included a number of ministers from the outgoing Cabinet . |
| 19 | It was also said to possess curative powers , as did several other plants which incorporate the name of the Virgin Mary or the saints in their Gaelic names . |
| 20 | Sir [ James ] Fitzjames Stephen ( afterwards Stephen J. ) , in [ A General View of the Criminal Law of England ( 1863 ) , p. 129 ] , suggested as a definition of theft : ‘ To steal is unlawfully , and with intent to defraud , by taking , by embezzlement , by obtaining by false pretences , or in any other manner whatever to appropriate to the use of any person any property whatever real or personal in possession or in action , so as to deprive any other person of the advantage of any beneficial interest at law or in equity , which he may have therein . ’ |
| 21 | Er if they 're retailers then they should er comply with retail regulations as does any other retailer in the United Kingdom . |
| 22 | A passion so intense , a caring so complete as to make all other feeling insignificant . |