Example sentences of "[adj] rather [subord] [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's better to triumph in as many races as possible rather than winning the World Cup with a series of good placings , ’ said the Italian , who has 28 career wins . |
| 2 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |
| 3 | It seems police failure to raise a national alarm may have fooled Stewart into lying low rather than making a run for it . |
| 4 | The purchaser may elect to claim damages for misrepresentation ( whether innocent , negligent or fraudulent ) and complete rather than rescind the sale . |
| 5 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 6 | However , their benefits are much less tangible than a physical product in that they can not be stored or displayed and satisfaction is achieved through activities ( e.g. transportation from one place to another rather than say a seat on a train ) . |
| 7 | Yes , Mr Smith did , and lie was prepared to face this rather than accept a worsening of conditions . |
| 8 | Or we might compare the way Philip II kept Phokis intact in 346 rather than make a present of it to Thebes . |
| 9 | Perhaps that role for the Scottish TUCC is being rejected because on many occasions it has been reactive rather than taking the initiative . |
| 10 | The effects of such tonics are transient ; they add energy from the outside rather than help the body to make its own . |
| 11 | Ninety per cent of debtors paid up in 1979 rather than tolerate the presence of the malodorous individual in reception for another five minutes . |
| 12 | Most people sit tight rather than lose a slice of what they see as their rightful ‘ profit ’ . |
| 13 | The Erembald family , of which the chancellor of St Donatian 's and the castellan of Bruges were members in 1127 , was alleged by its opponents to be of servile origin ; that its members chose to murder Charles the Good rather than dispute the allegation suggests its truth . |
| 14 | Pilots had little faith in the system and kept their heads and height down , preferring to risk prosecution by the CAA for low-flying rather than run the risk of killing themselves and another crew . |
| 15 | It 's always better to sleep on something first rather than regret the outcome afterwards . |
| 16 | ( Domiciliary ) services appear to be provided where no family is available rather than to assist a family in their support . |