Example sentences of "at the other [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Then when you look at the other range of human societies , then you have to say well you know how is it , how is it working out in other in other types of societies where all the basic erm conditions of life may be different and that of course is one of these big erm big and small problems that we still , we 're still really at the at the starting point fact .
2 He looked at the other things on Philip 's wall , the pictures from the nature calendar , the photograph of Uncle Walter 's brother , his Uncle John with his platoon in the War .
3 Look at the other person for approximately 60 per cent of the time
4 looking at the other person for at least half the time and holding eye contact for a complete thought ( usually about five seconds )
5 Look at the other person for less than 50 per cent of the time .
6 Nevertheless , looked at the other way round these figures show that most older men and women enjoy reasonable if not perfect health .
7 At one function staged by the Party in Schweinfurt in October 1940 , for example , the local population turned out in force to welcome U-Boat veterans at a recruiting session for the navy , but the same people ‘ were almost entirely missing at the other functions of the NSDAP ’ .
8 He stumbled but did n't fall , turning his motion to attack with balletic ease , and coming back at the other man with tremendous force .
9 As Pyke got me a half of bitter I stood there regarding the rows of inverted bottles behind the barman 's head , not looking at the other actors in the pub , who I knew were all staring at me .
10 Wolfenden also hints at the other motives behind the widespread public indignation .
11 He gestured over his shoulder at the other members of the golfing Press .
12 Brian Robinson , I believe , has every right to feel aggrieved when he looks at the other members of the back row .
13 His men followed , shooting up at the ship 's railings , and elsewhere at the other Germans in scattered positions .
14 Donna glanced round at the other occupants of the room but they were all hunched over their chosen books , seated at the wooden desks .
15 There are many lessons we can learn from other animals , to our great and continuing advantage , and it is high time we took a little while to sit and stare at the other creatures with which we share the earth .
16 I looked at the other windows in the house .
17 At the other extreme of cost is drilled emplacement .
18 At the other extreme of the street , Mr Patel was able to confirm that a man had been working the previous day , and that morning , on the Ford Capri that was still there , still with the bonnet raised , still with a plastic bag on the battery .
19 At the other extreme of the fishes ' habitat , in the depths of the ocean , around 750 metres and below , there is no light by which fish can see one another 's signals , so many create their own .
20 Surprisingly , in the last decades is that literary studies , perhaps especially classical studies , which may seem to be at the other extreme of the academic spectrum from the sciences , have shown themselves more self confident in the use of computers than history has done , even though history is closer to the social sciences which have for long been acclimatized to quantification and computerization .
21 At the other extreme to the shy child is the unruly one who does not want to join in any activity , has seen every trick the magician performs and ‘ knows ’ how to do them .
22 However , there is a place in social research , and a very important one , for the type of interview which stands at the other extreme to the structured one , namely the non-standardised interview .
23 Their attraction is based on an image which is at the other extreme from the uncertainty and powerlessness which are also part of adolescence .
24 Adopting a style whose crafted formality is at the other extreme from those promoted by radical groups , Milton is not openly proclaiming his continued rebelliousness .
25 At the other extreme from attempting to stabilize the monetary system by an appropriate use of the price mechanism ( the price of gold ) there arose a multitude of plans for the conscious creation of international money which would certainly supplement , and perhaps do away with , the role of gold and even dollars as part of international reserves .
26 The rationalist model has been outlined above : it is matched at the other extreme by an approach emphasising the incremental nature of most actual decisions .
27 At the other extremity of southern Siberia , a number of peoples on the lower reaches of the Amur river , such as the Nanais , Ulchas , Udeghes and Nivkhs , as well as the Itelmens and the Ainu of Kamchatkan lived in the forest , moving between winter and summer villages , making much use of dugout or plank-built boats , and feeding themselves largely by catching fish .
28 Laura turned to look at the other woman in astonishment .
29 Also now and then someone at one of the two tables might look at the other table with a sneer or an ugly remark .
30 Students should be encouraged to look at the other information in the financial accounting system to see if it would be helpful for managers in terms of monitoring , planning or control .
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