Sentence examples for besides thousands from inspiring English sources

Its only occupant, besides thousands of rats, is an insatiably carnivorous black dog that has glowing red eyes and can polish off a mound of hamburger in seconds flat.

Besides, thousands of residual troops are expected to be staying on in Afghanistan.

Besides thousands of dollars in free advertising for Disney, Gonzalez has gone so far as to sign posters of him wearing Mickey Mouse ears during batting practice at Busch Stadium - he also makes Mickey Mouse ears with his hands on the field.

Besides thousands of layoffs, the company is shedding its flagging Alpha server business, shaving hundreds of millions annually in development costs.

The only Egyptian mortal besides the 18th-dynasty sage and minister Amenhotep to attain the honour of total deification, Imhotep is still held in esteem by physicians who, like the eminent 19th-century British practitioner Sir William Osler, consider him "the first figure of a physician to stand out clearly from the mists of antiquity".

And Mr. Lovano, leading the group from his most recent album, "Folk Art" (Blue Note), is celebrating something else besides: his 30th year as a Vanguard regular, stretching back to an early tenure in the esteemed house big band, which still holds court (under different leadership now) every Monday night.

Texas (particularly Austin) is often cited for its contributions to psychedelic music: besides the 13th Floor Elevators it produced acts including Bubble Puppy, Lost and Found, The Golden Dawn, The Zakary Thaks, and Red Crayola.

Overlooked was an obvious benefit: Sports-minded New Yorkers had something else to ponder besides what George M. Steinbrenner 3rd plans to do with his Yankees.

Germán Martínez Cázares, a lawyer and former congressman, has been named secretary of the public function, and Juan Camilo Mouriño will head the office of the president.Hobbled presidency?Mr Calderón will face a host of challenges after entering office on December 1st besides the fierce opposition he will confront from Mr López Obrador's PRD, both within and outside Congress.

On Monday, the New York Times wrote that besides Time Warner, Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox were also interested in making a big deal with Vice Media.

I could go months before I had a chance to buy anything besides Abba's 20th Century Masters in line at the local Fred Meyer.