Example sentences of "other than the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To every breathed consonant ( other than the glottal stop ) there is a corresponding voiced consonant , ie one produced with the same position or movement of the articulating organs , but with voice substituted for breath or vice versa . |
| 2 | Other than the dark-coloured car seen at the scene of the second murder , and a dark green car seen at the first , we have nothing whatsoever to go on . ’ |
| 3 | The Government had forced itself into a corner for no reason at all other than the Prime Minister 's stubbornness . |
| 4 | In these circumstances the leader of the Conservative Party naturally enjoyed a general influence in the Government greater than normally belongs to anyone other than the Prime Minister . |
| 5 | It is none other than the Prime Minister who , as Minister for Social Security , introduced measures to prevent people from receiving benefit in those circumstances . |
| 6 | No special equipment is needed in the aircraft other than the normal transmitter/receiver . |
| 7 | First and most radical , a new means of propulsion other than the internal combustion engine might be considered . |
| 8 | The selection of the preferred bidder will be made in conjunction with the client and may well hinge on factors other than the highest price ( i.e. intentions or nature of consideration ) . |
| 9 | What Phyllis Bottome wants to do — what , in 1944 , she needs to do — is to shift the blame for Pound 's Fascism on to something other than the heedless impetuosity of Pound himself . |
| 10 | The place is obviously popular with climbers seeking something other than the frenetic commercialism of Zermatt or Chamonix , but also quality routes at all grades . |
| 11 | A driving curtain of rain blotted out everything other than the sodden turf nearest the house , the view so depressing that she turned away with a shiver , drawn like a magnet to the books on the shelves . |
| 12 | There is a low chance of success in identifying companies intending to diversify into a sector other than the occasional press statement . |
| 13 | I have travelled thousands of miles on and off road and have never had any problem ( other than the occasional nail ) with Michelin tyres on cars or Land/Range Rovers so can recommend them from experience . |
| 14 | For some it is all the singing they do , other than the occasional hymn or Mass setting . |
| 15 | In the end , Messina reproduced much of the original Benelux position on matters other than the broad principle of the common market . |
| 16 | If the complaint centres on anything other than the broad duty resting with LEAs to provide their services without discrimination , a complainant can institute proceedings in a designated county court . |
| 17 | For these reasons , I can see no grounds for giving anything other than the literal meaning to section 6(3) . |
| 18 | Quorn remains a fungus and , compared to our continental cousins , the British are notoriously suspicious of fungi and reluctant to eat anything other than the familiar field mushroom . |
| 19 | The subplot was eating and drinking in places other than the familiar punctuation marks on the Gorblimey-by-Nite tour for chalet girls ' nite off . |
| 20 | But now Hamilton has his sights fixed elsewhere other than the famous twin towers . |
| 21 | She wrote , ‘ You ca n't imagine how strange it seemed to be journeying thus , without any visible cause for progress other than the magical machine , with its flying white breath and rhythmical , unvarying pace … ‘ |
| 22 | But the new channels are unlikely to carry anything other than the bland fare that the BBC and local radio stations now offer . |
| 23 | Though pedestrians and cyclists are to be ‘ encouraged to use the facilities provided for them ’ there do not appear to be any facilities other than the traditional footpath . |
| 24 | However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise … |
| 25 | Substitute anxiety in the spectator , he wrote , brought about by nothing other than the apparent lack of anxiety in the image . |
| 26 | As an amateur , he has scrupulously declined invitations to conduct works other than the Second Symphony , thereby preserving the integrity of the performances he does give . |
| 27 | ‘ I feel there is a need for experience in all positions and I 'm not blaming James for anything other than the first goal against Chesterfield . |
| 28 | By section 5 of the 1987 Act , the liability covered by Part I of the Act extends to : a ) death or personal injury , b ) damage to or destruction of any item of property ( including land ) other than the defective product itself ( there is a lower threshold of £275 before a claim can be made ) provided that the property ; i ) is the type normally intended for private use and consumption , and ii ) it is used mainly for the private use or consumption of the person claiming . |
| 29 | I 've been round the whole periphery of D thirty nine er other than the southern side . |
| 30 | At last London became , for administrative purposes other than the Poor Law , a single unit , able to initiate or finance large projects . |