Example sentences of "[noun] rather than from [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did the new scheme come from the philosophy of government 's financial managers to save money rather than from the YTP providers themselves ? |
| 2 | Hyperventilation is a process of breathing rapidly , inhaling and exhaling from the chest rather than from the stomach . |
| 3 | Rape and sexual assault may be regarded as sexually deviant when an individual gains the main pleasure and satisfaction from the act of sexual violation rather than from the coitus involved . |
| 4 | In addition , the Secretary of State has recently made an announcement on the decision to bring the high-speed link in from the east via Stratford rather than from the south . |
| 5 | He let Turgenev know that he had enjoyed his Sportsman 's Sketches , but his interest in them probably derived from his love of hunting rather than from the fact that the stories cast aspersions on serfdom . |
| 6 | Bell has a small but significant place in English architectural history , not only for the strength of his designs but also as an occasional architect coming , unusually , from the mercantile community rather than from the court or the gentry . |
| 7 | It will often be best to take instructions from a briefing team rather than from an individual . |
| 8 | The fundamental novelty about social anthropology , as it has developed since the days of Malinowski , is that the fieldworking anthropologist tries to understand alien societies from the inside rather than from the outside . |
| 9 | Her blonde curls looked as if she had just come from a hairdresser rather than from the hand basin in her own bedroom which was where she had washed her hair this morning . |
| 10 | Thus placemen tended to take their cue from party chieftains rather than from the sovereign or Court , and when a party fell from power there usually followed a purge of its placemen . |
| 11 | Yet his curiosity as to Jaq 's request seemed to proceed from reasonable concern rather than from the paranoia which often afflicted rulers . |
| 12 | As in Great Britain , a model of the typical party member could be drawn up — male , middle-aged , hailing from a city rather than from the countryside and , increasingly , with advanced educational qualifications . |
| 13 | Firstly , areas of functional competence are usually derived from the practical concerns of care givers rather than from the viewpoint of elders . |
| 14 | Indeed , it must be more comprehensible to , and dignified for , students to get the whole of their resources from the education system rather than from a mixture of social security and the education system . |
| 15 | It has been argued that , as newly privatised companies will be responsible for obtaining their investment from the market rather than from the government , the PSBR will fall . |