Example sentences of "[to-vb] rather [subord] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he says he 'll go to court rather than pay for the round which works out at £17.50 a measure . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's a chance to play rather than sit on the replacements bench and I 'm always glad of that , ’ said Davies . |
| 3 | Repeated applications add to the costs but , unlike broad-spectrum insecticides , pheromones are more likely to complement rather than interfere with the biological control of the pests . |
| 4 | WITH increasing signs that people are preparing to spend rather than save in the run-up to the election , consumer confidence is at its highest level since July 1990 , according to a report from Business Strategies , the economic consultancy , and Gallup , the polling organisation , yesterday . |
| 5 | Any chance of a Government defeat when the white paper is debated in the Commons on Monday has now been averted with even the majority of hardcore rebels threatening to abstain rather than vote against the Government . |