Example sentences of "than wait for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Friends believe he may take the post rather than wait for a by-election to resume his career . |
| 2 | Rather than wait for a third guy , Lee sets his ball down quick and hits it . |
| 3 | How much better it is to remove trees carefully rather than wait for a gale to do it in an uncoordinated way . |
| 4 | It was a silent final , one of the decisive points being David Smith 's decision to quietly take an easy single at the fourth end rather than wait for a more decisive 2 at the later end . |
| 5 | Rather than wait for an employment appeal tribunal , they went on strike . |
| 6 | So also , where an impoverished family left their accommodation on receipt of a distress warrant for rent arrears rather than wait for an eviction order , they were held by the House of Lords to have become homeless intentionally and this encouraged local housing authorities to require such orders before accepting such homeless applicants . |
| 7 | Pregnant women whose babies are overdue may be better off being induced rather than waiting for a spontaneous birth . |
| 8 | It 's late now , and it 'll be quicker than waiting for a cab — and it 's insured for all drivers . |
| 9 | if Frank can get some first team football in spain i guess he feels that it will be better for his career than waiting for a chance at leeds — a chance that much likely will not come up . |