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on the other hand
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    My mother says "Look before you leap." My father, on the other hand, says "He who hesitates is lost."
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    Of course … even Boo Radley got sick sometimes, I thought. But on the other hand I wasn't sure.  (source)
    on the other hand = a phrase used to introduce a different perspective
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    ...Harry felt he was pushing his luck, breaking another school rule today. On the other hand, Malfoys sneering face kept looming up out of the darkness — this was his big chance to beat Malfoy face-to-face.  (source)
    On the other hand = from another point of view
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    It really did look like a maul. On the other hand, most of the body was unmarked, which was unusual for an animal attack.  (source)
    On the other hand = a phrase used to introduce a different perspective
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    I understand sheep; they're no longer a problem, and they can be good friends. On the other hand, I don't know if the desert can be a friend, and it's in the desert that I have to search for my treasure.  (source)
    On the other hand = in a way that is different
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    Valentine could persuade other people to her point of view — she could convince them that they wanted what she wanted them to want. Peter, on the other hand, could only make them fear what he wanted them to fear.  (source)
    on the other hand = in a way that was different
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    I dearly wish I could go back there to visit; but on the other hand, I think I would be disturbed to see all the changes.  (source)
    on the other hand = from another point of view
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    McCandless, on the other hand, went too far in the opposite direction.†  (source)
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    On the other hand, he sure did hate Sam Westing.†  (source)
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    Uzowulu and his relative, on the other hand, were whispering together.†  (source)
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    On the other hand, Margot is a lot shyer than I am, and yet she's not in the least embarrassed.†  (source)
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    Miss Windbag, R.N. Phil Latham, on the other hand, hardly ever spoke.†  (source)
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    The Three Mountains Motel, on the other hand, is on Highway 258, near the Trailways bus station.†  (source)
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