the four other vs the other four

Both "the four other" and "the other four" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "The four other" is used when referring to a specific group of four additional items or people, while "the other four" is used when referring to the remaining four items or people in a group.

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the four other

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a specific group of four additional items or people.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize a particular set of four items or people that are additional to others already mentioned.

Examples:

I have four books, and I need to buy the four other books in the series.

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I am convinced that the four other countries are wondering what is going to happen.
And who are the four other suspects?
With regard to the Kindermann report, we believe that it is vitally important and a matter of regret that this regulation is not included, like the four other proposals by the Commission, within the co-decision framework.
Leaving aside Veronica, and the four other women whose deaths you were convicted of, what other things do you want to talk to me about, Geoff?
Therefore, even if the cumulative effect of the four other factors possibly contributing to injury is assessed, the causal link between dumping and injury is not broken.
(62) One of the four other Community producers of the like product, the Spanish company Brilén, came forward after initiation to support the complaint and fully co-operated in the course of the proceeding.
That applies equally to the four other spheres of intervention: measures to combat youth and long-term unemployment; social integration; general and professional training; and preventive labour market policy.
We anticipate it hitting landfall in Mumbai in the next three hours, following that, the four other targets four hours later.
The Commission should now receive a mandate from ECOFIN to start similar talks with Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino and Andorra, the four other States that apply, together with Liechtenstein, arrangements similar to those of the Savings Tax Directive.
One of the four other Community producers of the like product, the Spanish company Brilén, came forward after initiation to support the complaint and fully co-operated in the course of the proceeding.
Therefore, even if the cumulative effect of the four other factors possibly contributing to injury is assessed, the causal link between subsidization and injury is not broken.
The four other people in Echo-1 are dead.
The four other amendments tabled by your rapporteur seek to clarify the powers of the Commission and of the national authorities, respectively:
Please note that for the four other dossiers, my request is identical, but I must formally repeat it.
In fact, it's so massively rich that it can contain the four other top industrialized nations' economies inside itself, it's so vastly rich.
On 25 May 1998 the President, Vice-President and the four other members of the ECB's Executive Board were formally appointed by common accord of the governments of the then 11 participating Member States at the level of the Heads of State or Government.
I need the names of the four other suspects you identified in the Todd Johnson murder.
We are not able to make a projection in the four other are closing all their polls at this hour right now.
As can be seen from the table above, the Icelandic scheme operates with a tax base considerably lower than in the four other EEA States.
As can be seen from the table above, the Icelandic scheme operates with a tax base considerably lower than in the four other EEA States [27].

Alternatives:

the remaining four
the additional four
the four more
the four remaining

the other four

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to the remaining four items or people in a group.

This phrase is used when you want to refer to the four items or people that are left after mentioning a different set.