Example sentences of "[verb] rather than [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without such funding the best way to process general language is to acquire rather than develop a parser ( Patten , 1992 ) . |
| 2 | In conclusion , my Lords , it seems to me that , unless the procedure adopted by the moving party is ill suited to dispose of the question at issue , there is much to be said in favour of the proposition that a court having jurisdiction ought to let a case be heard rather than entertain a debate concerning the form of the proceedings . |
| 3 | Most burglars will flee empty handed rather than risk a confrontation . |
| 4 | This is due to the seasonal nature of so much agricultural work , which makes it cheaper for the company to employ labourers during the planting or harvesting rather than maintain a labour force throughout the year . |
| 5 | The shoe feels exactly the same afterwards , which is the main reason runners want them resoled rather than buying a brand new pair . ’ |
| 6 | The circumstances of Japan 's opening to the West thus seemed calculated to reinforce rather than diminish a sense of separateness and need for security in the face of manifestly unequal treatment . |
| 7 | I do not know whether that is being emulated elsewhere , so I am asking rather than making a statement . |
| 8 | You could use a bike , walk , or run rather than use a car , bus , or train . |
| 9 | Would they accept what he had said and let them go rather than cause a scene ? |
| 10 | Only the Lithuanians accounted for so large a proportion of the population of their own republic , and the measure was widely seen as blocking rather than facilitating a transition to fully independent status . |
| 11 | IT seems that home-owners are now being told they can save Pounds 2,000 a year if they rent rather than buy a property . |
| 12 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |