Example sentences of "[verb] rather [subord] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old age becomes something to be dreaded and endured rather than enjoyed by the individual . |
| 2 | The proportion of responders achieving independence from parents rose with age and suggests that independence is delayed rather than prevented by the presence of cystic fibrosis . |
| 3 | In other words , the traditional division of unpaid labour in the home is being upheld rather than changed by the new scheme . |
| 4 | But he 'd stood up well to that first interview , hindered rather than helped by the presence of his solicitor , who had never seen his client before and had made it painfully apparent that he would prefer never to see him again . |
| 5 | My presumption is that there is a suggestion that development would be facilitated rather than hindered by the removal of the greenbelt protection . |
| 6 | Athletes are summoned rather than invited by the promoter Andreas Bruger to perform under the blazing floodlights , and there is rarely a refusal . |
| 7 | Indeed , the controversy raised in the fourteenth century over the authenticity of the Shroud has been revived rather than settled by the radiocarbon date . |
| 8 | It is constructed rather than discovered by the historian . |
| 9 | With or without the complicity of the government statutory services are performing a very limited role , However , we must not underestimate the potential role of services as it seems highly likely that propensity of the informal sector is enhanced rather than diminished by the support of statutory agencies . |
| 10 | His house in a respectable street in Balham smelt damp and cold , an effect enhanced rather than discouraged by the adopted English cosiness of the decoration : patterned carpets , patterned wallpaper , smoked-glass lampshades and brass knick-knacks on the walls . |