Example sentences of "[n mass] rather than [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are also developing a technique which allows us to identify individuals , their sex and age , from dung , and this will be invaluable in conserving rare and secretive animals , such as the Javan rhino , using real data rather than the statistical guessing used at present . |
| 2 | Typically overheating by 1°C increases energy consumption by 7 per cent , and so heating a building to 22°C rather than the statutory maximum of 19°C increases the amount of energy used by over 20 per cent . |
| 3 | It is an expression of alliance between groups of kin rather than a short-term arrangement between two private individuals . |
| 4 | Does one appoint a poor teacher who is a mathematics specialist to a staff rather than an excellent teacher who happens to be a historian but who enjoys teaching mathematics ? |
| 5 | Increasingly , experts are seeing computer crime as a people rather than a technical problem . |
| 6 | With the Rule of St Benedict ( c. 550 ) , supremely , the monastic community was launched on the road of catering for ordinary people rather than a spiritual élite . |
| 7 | The Court of Appeal held that the rent payable was £1,900 rather than the realisable value of 1,900 gold sovereigns . |
| 8 | Many data are collected regularly and routinely , particularly by government agencies , local authorities , etc. , so that , again , we have These observations are best thought of as a time series rather than a longitudinal study since the whole community of a country or region ( rather than a sample ) is generally involved . |