Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] other " in BNC.

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1 In his gigantic sum over histories there is a vast amount of interference between the contributions of neighbouring paths which have a tendency to cancel each other out .
2 Instead it has to be made up of a band of waves of different wavelengths , cunningly chosen to cancel each other out outside the region of width unc and to reinforce each other inside it .
3 This means that their spins are guaranteed to cancel each other out to give a total spin of zero .
4 Thus , if all the infinities in supergravity turn out to cancel each other out , we could have a theory that not only filly unifies all the matter particles and interactions , but that is complete in the sense that it does not have any undetermined renormalization parameters .
5 The pain of the body and the greatness of the soul are equally balanced throughout the composition of the figure and seem to cancel each other out .
6 Random diversification allows the reduction of non-market risk because the error terms from the market model 's estimation of each security will tend to cancel each other out and sum to zero because they are uncorrelated .
7 Market makers can aim to run only modest positions in any group of similar stocks or they can run large but offsetting positions , i.e. being long on certain stocks and short on others such that capital gains and losses can be expected to cancel each other out .
8 In a fast moving first half the teams appeared to cancel each other out in mid-field and as a result neither keeper was called into action .
9 I was surprised it had both a sunroof and air conditioning as they seem to me to cancel each other out .
10 In theory , you have to ensure that you have at least two trees in flower at the same time so that they can pollinate each other , otherwise you may get no fruit at all .
11 A few apple , pear and plum varieties are cross-sterile and can not pollinate each other , while some apples and pears are biennial bearers and thus will not supply pollen each year .
12 Still floppy from giggling they were careful to avoid catching each other 's eye , but there was warmth and repose enough there to set against the hardness of the day 's demands .
13 Moreover , not only do these sources tend to confirm each other , they collectively explain how Cnut was able to raise the very large sum of £82,500 in 1018 .
14 The adolescent Bisus were coming out of trance , and now sat bruised and perspiring together , simpering and repairing each other 's damaged make-up .
15 They are a lovey-dovey couple , much given , for reasons that remain obscure , to roguishly gagging each other with bits of masking tape , but tension sets in with the arrival of Clara 's best friend Lillibet from America .
16 They flung each other off and stared for an instant , each of them aware that he was known , each conscious that this recognition made many things plain .
17 The apple trees covered the whole orchard and were very close together , most of their branches touching each other .
18 And if the herd is threatened , they will gallop off together or maybe huddle together , touching each other for reassurance .
19 But it should n't make people scared of touching each other .
20 And she reached up and rubbed out the two upright strokes , replacing them with diagonal ones leaning in and touching each other at the top .
21 A set of teeth like pincers , biting upon one another , i.e. both rows of the incisors touching each other directly , is still admissible .
22 They have developed the pleasant habit of touching each other on the shoulder in time of trouble , as a sort of physical sympathy .
23 And if you dream you see two moons touching each other , you will certainly be marry 'd very speedily , whether you be a young man , maid or widow .
24 They were always touching each other ; they fucked the lecturers and asked them for money for drugs .
25 When the plate was heated and the resin brought to melting point , myriads of dust particles adhered , touching each other but with minute spaces between .
26 They were looking at each other and touching each other in such a funny way .
27 In one study , less than 5 per cent of the aggressive encounters involved the goats touching each other .
28 They stood almost touching each other for a full minute .
29 There would be times for tenderness , and one such time came later , in the aftermath of passion enriched by the knowledge of love , a bonus as they lay touching each other languidly and lovingly , luxuriating in the freedom of being able to express their feelings in this alternative way , confidently but without urgency .
30 In our restlessness , we walked about the house , talking , touching each other .
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