Example sentences of "an [noun sg] [prep] other [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This gives them an advantage over other insects in their tropical rain forest home . |
| 2 | Which you know is an advantage in other ways as well I think , because if you know she 's being paid scale two you know other responsibility comes with it as well |
| 3 | A Golden Sands representative said : ‘ We were asked to call an ambulance by other holidaymakers who are staying here . |
| 4 | Where feasible , activity in one part of the system should be so organized as to have an effect in other parts ( for instance , the results of stock revision at one service point can be used in all others ) . |
| 5 | Vehicles should be parked so that they will not cause an obstruction to other vehicles using the car park , or to the entrance and exits or the traffic lanes . |
| 6 | Such a denial makes him an atheist like other Christians . |
| 7 | These include sincerity , honesty ( not to indulge in plagiarism or cheating ) , truthfulness , the avoidance of self-contradiction , a determination to be comprehensible , the intellectual courage to develop and hold a position of one 's own , a willingness to be subject to the demands of reason and evidence , an openness to other viewpoints or ways of going on , and according due ( but not undue ) respect to teaching and other staff . |
| 8 | It may be an indication of other problems in the urinary tract some of which could potentially be serious in the long term . |
| 9 | Cysteamine has been used to induce ulcer and , although an alternative to other models , the cysteamine ulcer could not accurately represent human chronic duodenal ulcer . |
| 10 | The NUM is firmly based within a definite branch of the division of labour , although it cuts across enterprise ( i. e. colliery ) boundaries and although its political interventions often find an echo in other branches . |
| 11 | The aim is partly to shift perception of eighteenth-century French art away from the traditional and popular notion promoted by authors such as the Goncourt brothers towards an appreciation of other genres such as history , landscape and religious works . |
| 12 | THE minibus ferrying the Cambridge Boat Race crew around has a message stuck to its windscreen , probably more for the benefit of its occupants than as an exhortation to other motorists . |
| 13 | It 's a really good way to keep an eye on other sprinters and suss out the competition . |
| 14 | An examination of other reports based on the 1981 census , however , clearly shows that an overwhelming number of such children almost certainly belong to economically inactive , single parent families . |
| 15 | The council sill be an ‘ umbrella organisation ’ to provide an infrastructure for other groups to monitor forest management , and the FSC will be promoting the standards through a Forest Stewardship Charter . |
| 16 | However , the Soviet Defence Ministry on March 29 offered an amnesty to other deserters , saying that they would not be punished if they rejoined their units immediately . |
| 17 | As an arranger of other composers ' music , Ball was a master craftsman who carried out his work with a respect for the original and an integrity rarely found today . |
| 18 | Several candidates spoke of the need for a coalition , and senior FNLA officials said that their party would be likely to form an alliance with other parties , including the MPLA , in a possible run-off if no single candidate won outright in the first round . |
| 19 | However , it is often also expedient for political executives to conceal the reasons for their decisions behind a veil of secrecy , so bureaucrats and politicians may be drawn into an alliance against other politicians ( the Opposition ) and the public to enhance their collective power through confidentiality . |
| 20 | These constructs constrain the individual 's view of the world , and whereas everyone is potentially able to make their own choices and decisions , they are restricted by the knowledge that to do so has an impact on other members of their family . |
| 21 | An array of other munitions and allied manufactures included 600,000 copper shell bands , 4in to 12in diameter , 17,500 ammunition boxes , 1,460 sets of equipment to enable various types of aircraft tow targets , 400 pole wagons for hauling trees felled in this country , 9 KVA Rotors and 5 K.W Alternators and Stators , ( over 1,000 ) , thousands of Raft Connectors and mine detectors , and Catamarans for the navy — the list seems endless . |
| 22 | Data were analysed by comparing observed and synthetic spectra for the 5 bands of HNO 3 in the 866cm -1 to 870cm -1 spectral region , where there are seven well defined manifolds of HNO 3 and an absence of other absorbers . |
| 23 | ‘ I hope that this will serve as an example for other corporations throughout the world who deal in electronics , ’ the pre-trial judge , Spencer Williams , commented when imposing a $10 000 fine on Hitachi . |
| 24 | The biggest , the best , the strongest , the EVEREST of Irish companies should be an example for other enterprises to emulate . |
| 25 | The ceremony was attended by Portuguese-speaking African leaders and by Portuguese President Mario Soares , who said on arrival on March 21 that the functioning of the democratic process in Cape Verde was " an example for other regions of Africa " . |
| 26 | I shall not develop that point today , because it is not immediately relevant ; I am simply putting down a marker that , as the Bill 's provisions succeed in the community , we should not exclude an extension into other areas . |
| 27 | The scholar who completes such a work thus has an edge on other writers , so a preface can be read with the respect due to a first-hand account of the works concerned and a considered piece of reflective criticism . |
| 28 | Mr. Waller said the aim of the quiz was to promote an awareness of other countries , their traditions , values and culture and that he was sure the pupils had all gained from the event . |
| 29 | Wild rice is far too expensive to serve , like traditional rice , as an accompaniment to other dishes . |
| 30 | Although the survey does make an appearance it is very much an adjunct to other methods of data collection . |