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(but) on the other (hand)

the second thing to consider You say you're lonely and bored, but on the other hand, you never go out anywhere! There has always been a struggle between the reformers on the one hand and the conservatives on the other.

Usage notes: often in two parts - on the one hand followed by but on the other hand (there are two things to be considered): On the one hand, I'm delighted my work won the prize, but on the other hand, I know I could have done it better.

See also: other

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On the other hand, one surely cannot foresee all the ways in which a marriage contract restricts one's agency; some instances surely take one by surprise and thus cannot specifically be foreseen and deliberately chosen. Kantian individualism and political libertarianism by Otteson, James R. / Independent Review Ego, on the other hand, always believes in its own self importance above the importance of others. The Difference Between Self Esteem and Ego by Suzi Elton / Self Improvement community Happiness and success are often (not always) on the other side of the seesaw. Responsibility in Relationships by Robert Najemy / Relationships community			on the horns of a dilemma on the hot seat on the hour on the house on the job on the lam on the level on the line on the lookout on the loose on the margins of on the mark on the market on the mend on the merits on the money on the move on the nail on the never-never on the nod on the nose on the off chance on the off-chance on the one hand on the one hand...on the other hand on the other on the other hand on the outs on the part of on the pill on the point of doing on the prowl on the quiet on the rack on the rag on the rebound on the receiving end on the right track on the rise on the road on the road to on the road to recovery on the rocks on the ropes on the run on the safe side on the same page on the same wavelength on the sauce on the scene on the scrap heap			On the Nod on the nose on the nose on the nose on the nose On the Nose (The Price is Right pricing game) on the off chance on the off chance on the off chance on the off chance on the off chance on the off-chance on the offensive on the offensive on the offensive on the one hand on the one hand on the one hand on the one hand on the one hand on the one hand on the one hand...on the other hand On the opening order On the Opening Orders on the order of on the order of on the order of on the order of on the order of on the order of on the other on the other hand on the other hand on the other hand on the other hand on the other hand on the other hand On the Other Other Hand On the Other Paw On the Other Side of the Pond on the outs on the outs on the outs on the outs on the pad on the pad on the pad on the pad on the pad on the part on the part on the part on the part on the part of on the part of on the part of on the part of on the part of On the Pause on the phone on the phone

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