> > I think I got it.  node[position() > 1] ... right?
> >
> 
> That will give you all nodes of type node in the current 
> context except the first, if that is what you needed, then: yes.

Alternative formulations in XSLT 2.0 are 

subsequence(nodes, 2)

remove(nodes, 1)

Michael Kay
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