Example sentences of "be [adj] to the rest of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Back in 1956 Philip Moore declared that : ‘ A massive birth control programme is the only action that will permit European survival and at the same time be acceptable to the rest of the world ’ . |
| 2 | This account of normalisation focuses on opening up a range of life-style opportunities which are available to the rest of the population but which have tended to be closed to people with learning difficulties . |
| 3 | She knew little about football , but it was immediately obvious even to her that Geoffrey and O'Hara were superior to the rest of the field . |
| 4 | Such a taboo breaker is dangerous to the rest of the members of the society because they have strong unconscious desires to do the same thing . |
| 5 | To Fido , this is a signal that he is subordinate to the rest of the family or pack . |
| 6 | It was obvious to the rest of us that this is the path she would take once the heat had blown over — such actions are part and parcel of everyday life in America . |