All 12 Uses of
on the other hand
in
Middlemarch
- He did not approve of a too lowering system, including reckless cupping, nor, on the other hand, of incessant port wine and bark.†
Chpt 1 *
- Mr. Vincy's sister had made a wealthy match in accepting Mr. Bulstrode, who, however, as a man not born in the town, and altogether of dimly known origin, was considered to have done well in uniting himself with a real Middlemarch family; on the other hand, Mr. Vincy had descended a little, having taken an innkeeper's daughter.†
Chpt 1
- Fred's mind, on the other hand, was busy with an anxiety which even his ready hopefulness could not immediately quell.†
Chpt 1
- On the other hand, there was Tyke, a man entirely given to his clerical office, who was simply curate at a chapel of ease in St. Peter's parish, and had time for extra duty.†
Chpt 2
- On the other hand, she was disproportionately indulgent towards the failings of men, and was often heard to say that these were natural.†
Chpt 3
- The old man, on the other hand, felt himself ill at ease with a brother-in-law whom he could not annoy, who did not mind about being considered poor, had nothing to ask of him, and understood all kinds of farming and mining business better than he did.†
Chpt 3
- On the other hand, it is possible that the disease may develop itself more rapidly: it is one of those eases in which death is sometimes sudden.†
Chpt 3
- On the other hand, a man must be a great coxcomb to go about with a notion that he must not pay attention to a young lady lest she should fall in love with him, or lest others should think she must.†
Chpt 3
- Even our own persons in the glass are apt to change their aspect for us after we have heard some frank remark on their less admirable points; and on the other hand it is astonishing how pleasantly conscience takes our encroachments on those who never complain or have nobody to complain for them.†
Chpt 4
- On the other hand, I am very glad to hear that you are not going away to work.†
Chpt 4
- With Rosamond, on the other hand, he pouted and was wayward—nay, often uncomplimentary, much to her inward surprise; nevertheless he was gradually becoming necessary to her entertainment by his companionship in her music, his varied talk, and his freedom from the grave preoccupation which, with all her husband's tenderness and indulgence, often made his manners unsatisfactory to her, and confirmed her dislike of the medical profession.†
Chpt 5
- As the years went on he opposed her less and less, whence Rosamond concluded that he had learned the value of her opinion; on the other hand, she had a more thorough conviction of his talents now that he gained a good income, and instead of the threatened cage in Bride Street provided one all flowers and gilding, fit for the bird of paradise that she resembled.†
Chpt Fin.
Definition:
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(on the other hand) from another point of view; or in a way that is different (a phrase used to introduce a different perspective or idea)