Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [art] other " in BNC.

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1 It 's the very essence of human beings to call in question every form of life , every form of thought , and to raise the possibility of thinking and living in some other way , and perhaps just for this very reason , some final and definitive formulation of the , of human nature , of human knowledge , of human conduct , is in principle unobtainable , and that the best that the philosopher can ever hope to do , is to show that this formulation , that formulation or the other wo n't work .
2 In one case or the other , these are prescriptions for the examination of the producer more than the product .
3 Who is to say with any show of reason whether to place history or , say , political philosophy in one category or the other ?
4 However , as in debate over most issues , not all the protagonists fall easily into one camp or the other .
5 It does n't , in my view , matter dreadfully whether inflation is 2% or 6% , as long as it more or less stays at one level or the other .
6 That choice would effectively enable the Purchaser to re-negotiate price by threatening one course or the other .
7 However , such systems tend to settle down after a time ; as long as the feedback process is not in full swing , we can often assume that the net effect has balanced out in one direction or the other .
8 One is simply moved in one direction or the other in greater or lesser awareness .
9 To accept responsibility for a choice , I may judge it sufficient that I was closely attentive to the object before responding in one direction or the other .
10 Now it becomes urgent to decide , but frivolous or weighty considerations keep pulling him in one direction or the other .
11 It would be to let one maxim remind him of the treacherous limits of his information and the other of unconsidered consequences of delay , and try to fill both gaps in his awareness before letting himself be moved in one direction or the other .
12 Each week , an average of 50,000 tons of food and material was brought up and some 90,000 men transported in one direction or the other , for Petain 's policy was to rotate his troops so that none should be in the ‘ cauldron of fire ’ for long .
13 Rostov thought about following the course of the river in one direction or the other .
14 The side of the songs can be reversed to control for any bias the female may have for turning in one direction or the other .
15 Perhaps the greater length allowed the islands to grow in both directions , whereas in shorter sentences the sentence boundaries blocked one direction or the other . ’
16 So I , I would be very reticent to suggest any programme that is specifically in one direction or the other .
17 ‘ Women rarely manage the whole truth about their age , at one end of the spectrum or the other , ’ he said .
18 But even during those few seconds when he is changing he is on one horse or the other .
19 ‘ If it is a close-run thing in any one of these seats , it could make the difference between a win or a lose for one side or the other . ’
20 Zarathustra believed that man was involved in this cosmic struggle of good and evil and that he was compelled to choose one side or the other through his own conduct .
21 There is no real bargaining if one side or the other holds a total or overwhelming position .
22 Not that it is impossible , but practical considerations of gaining access to situations and the confidence of the people involved in any reasonable length of time mean that one will probably study the situation from one side or the other .
23 It is extremely difficult to make any statement , however carefully worded , without being accused of extremism by one side or the other .
24 Then hold the receiver in the hole to determine if your ferret is slightly to one side or the other .
25 The remainder seem able to lie on one side or the other .
26 While declaring that she is ‘ on neither one side or the other ’ , your correspondent clearly feels that the blame for the conflict and the consequent damage to the school reputation lies firmly with the campaigning parents .
27 While Liphook awaits the judgement of the inspectorate , hoping it will clearly vindicate one side or the other , it is not possible — unless people have inside information — to blame either the headteacher or the parents for the damage being done .
28 Sir , — Last week a Liphook Junior School parent claimed to be on neither ‘ one side or the other ’ in the current debate over education standards .
29 Wherever he was-in America ; in the Middle East , one side or the other of a newly divided Europe , — and whether he was still unknown or already being trained by one of de Chavigny 's rivals , Edouard intended to find him .
30 Between Charles and Diana there was too little , and from their gangs of friends , far too much as they queued up to blame one side or the other .
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