Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] [prep] other " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new unionists , he discovered , were wrong in supposing that funds mattered less in the class struggle than the unity and solidarity of the workers and the Seamen were at a disadvantage compared with other unions in having , because of the nature of their occupation , to appoint and pay so many full-time officials . |
| 2 | Our church is a very special place , a place to pray and a place to meet with other people . |
| 3 | The possibilities for integration , that do not exist in a segregated , all-age special school , are many — as students begin to mix , sometimes for the first time , in a community setting with other adult learners . |
| 4 | A body composed of other and smaller bodies , separated and in opposition to one another , which oppress and despise each other and are in a continuous state of war . |
| 5 | The following are chargeable events : ( i ) the removal or a variation of a restriction to which the shares are subject ; ( ii ) the creation or variation of a right relating to the shares ; ( iii ) the imposition of a restriction on other shares in Newco or the variation of a restriction to which such other shares are subject ; or ( iv ) the removal or a variation of a right relating to other shares in Newco . |
| 6 | The comments of one respondent in a mid-1980s ' study of mothers with pre-school children which I conducted reflected a theme identified in other studies of family life ( see Brannen and Wilson , 1987 ) . |
| 7 | It was a theme reiterated by other mothers in the study : |
| 8 | Also , unlike others who had been brought up in more cultured surroundings , it was a rarity for him to go to the theatre and even more of a rarity to go to other forms of public entertainments , including the cinema . |
| 9 | Opportunities working throughout the country in a career working for other people 's safety , as HM Inspector of Factories or HM Inspector of Agriculture |
| 10 | As a consequence , banks have become more heavily involved in project financing , a trend reinforced by other factors affecting banks . |
| 11 | Substantial reasons for setting up this service are absent from the Department of Health 's letter announcing it , which refers to ‘ anecdotal evidence ’ and says that ‘ experience suggests that many people would prefer to attend a clinic separate from other services . ’ |
| 12 | He is not really a man related to other men in natural affinity or community : he is atomised man , human society pared down to a single individual . |
| 13 | If you have a culinary query or a tip to share with other readers , Linda Fraser and Janette Marshall want to hear from you . |
| 14 | Thus McNair , writing in the post-Charter era , asserted that a State that becomes aware that a treaty concluded between other States will impair its rights can make diplomatic protests and , if it can establish jurisdiction , commence proceedings before the International Court , or take other steps in pursuance of a peaceful settlement to the dispute . |
| 15 | But it seems unlikely that it is often so , and it would be a mistake to extrapolate to other cases of mental illness which have been given the same diagnostic labels . |
| 16 | Although the emphasis gradually changes , as the child gets older , from learning the language system to using language as a resource to learn about other things , there is no reason to believe that there is an abrupt change at the point of entry to school in the learning strategies that the child employs , or in the characteristics of adult behaviour that provide the most help . |
| 17 | If a participant leaves in other circumstances ( retirement excepted ) the option will lapse unless the Directors exercise their discretion to keep it open for a longer period . |
| 18 | Such a facility would normally apply to a physically discrete or contained site ( e.g. a single pasture , groups of pastures , a wetland separated from other land ) in order that livestock from another ownership or section of land could not substitute for the agreed reduction . |
| 19 | Does the duty to pay a debt differ from other legal duties in nature ? |
| 20 | He says that such a system works in other countries . |
| 21 | The rapid development of the spadefoot tadpole is a feature shared by other frogs and toads that occupy temporary ponds , such as the European natterjack toad . |
| 22 | However the analogy should not be over-extended : a new State can not be bound by the terms of a trust concluded between other States , for that would be contrary to the incidents of Statehood , including sovereign equality . |
| 23 | There was indeed , she argues , a tendency for women to bypass support from men and to rely on other women as being more dependable sources of support , a tendency found in other cultures of the very poor ( p. 6 ) . |
| 24 | Bull has put in place some restrictions on which employees can accept the offer , in order to avoid the risk of losing the youngest and most talented staff , a problem experienced at other manufacturers such as IBM Corp . |
| 25 | When you 've spent a lifetime looking after OTHER people , it 's nice to be pampered for a change . |
| 26 | That is , they stress the position of a person as producer rather than consumer , and in particular they emphasise the degree of control a producer has over other workers , and over the production process . |