Example sentences of "other [subord] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even here , the test of imminence discussed in Moss v. McLachlan suggest that there must be a clear and present danger that the conduct in which he is engaging will give rise to a breach of the peace , and it is demonstrable that the constable has no reasonable alternative course of action open to him other than to ask the speaker to desist , as by , for example , calling for assistance . |
| 2 | Yet nearby landowners had little option other than to tolerate the threat to law and order which the existence of open villages implied because the closed parishes to some extent relied upon the open ones to provide a pool of reserve labour which could be used during periods of peak demand like harvest , but which would not at other times become a charge on the poor rate . |
| 3 | I do not wish to take up much time other than to remind the Minister of the five-point agenda with which the NFU would like him to be armed in the poker games of Europe . |
| 4 | It is n't intended to go anywhere , just fill the time of day … on and on and on with no point or purpose other than to fill the time , like the rocking of a chair . ’ |
| 5 | Last night Conservative Central Office could provide no details on the lease it had bought , other than to say the freehold is owned by the Vauxhall Pension Fund . |
| 6 | After initial claims that Travolta was the hero of the hour , the star ordered his Hollywood spokesman not to comment , other than to confirm the plane landed safely . |
| 7 | There is no way out for you , other than to take the course we offer . ’ |
| 8 | He had no choice other than to negotiate the release of the youngsters . |
| 9 | The bill , the most draconian to have been passed by any state , prohibited abortion in cases other than to save a woman 's life or in cases of rape ( if reported within five days ) or incest , where abortion would be permitted only in the first 13 weeks . |
| 10 | The Louisiana Human Life Bill , passed by the state legislature on June 27 , provided punishments of 10 years ' " hard labour " and fines of up to $100,000 for doctors who performed abortions for any reason other than to save the life of the woman . |
| 11 | Even when it has that opportunity , because directions have to be sought , it is clear , as we have seen above from Sullivan v West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive , that it has no power to exclude such evidence at the interlocutory stage other than to limit the number of witnesses . |
| 12 | Like a chariot , a War Wagon can not move over obstacles or difficult terrain other than to cross a bridge or ford . |
| 13 | The French Dragoons crossed the frontier with drawn swords , but the weapons served no purpose other than to dignify the moment with a suitable melodrama , for there was not so much as a single Dutch customs officer to oppose the invasion . |
| 14 | A SKIP guard is always ready , and its execution has no effect other than to start the process which it guards . |
| 15 | According to the classical view , poetic style is purely decorative , playing no part in communication other than to please the hearer 's aesthetic sense.9 However , this view implies that figurative utterances may be paraphrased without loss of meaning , and as , for example , Coleridge ( 1906 : 263 ) points out , once it is recognised that " language is framed to convey not the object alone , but likewise the character , mood and intentions of the person representing it " , then it should not be surprising that the test of a " blameless style " is its " untranslatableness in words of the same language without injury to the meaning " . |
| 16 | Great care was subsequently taken not to move Chalmers more than necessary other than to place a stretcher beneath him , although he could no doubt have walked from the field . |
| 17 | They therefore faced no option other than to make a go of the business . |
| 18 | Nottinghamshire originally sought a prohibited steps order to keep the perpetrator away from the family home , but was turned down by the High Court which said it had no option other than to make a residence order . |
| 19 | When after a moment it had not moved , I resorted to the car horn , but this had no effect other than to make the creature commence pecking at something on the ground . |
| 20 | Dean Rusk declined to discuss it other than to make the observation that |
| 21 | Significantly , while Philips have been hurrying to launch the first full size CD-I players , Sony — notionally , Philips ' CD-I partners — have made no announcements about CD-I plans other than to show the palmtop device and to speak obliquely about other announcements to follow . |
| 22 | He has even looked benignly bored in the final days of preparation ; he has no need , other than to satisfy the boxing historians , to climb into the ring again . |
| 23 | Dear , though , refuted any suggestions that his decision to leave Park , without a league win this year , was for any reason other than to win a place on the England ‘ B ’ tour to New Zealand — something he felt was unlikely if he stayed with Park . |