Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's priority is to construct more coal and geothermal plants as soon as possible , rather than looking at energy efficiency and alternative strategies . |
| 2 | To some extent , then , kin can take on the status of friends , perhaps involving special kinds of obligations and pressures , but also subject to the influence of factors such as distance and the preference of the couples themselves , rather than determined by blood relationship . |
| 3 | They read publications that keep them abreast of market trends , personalities , lawsuits and prices — rather than delving into art history as do their counterparts in Europe . |
| 4 | They tried bringing out political prisoners after rebellions in Britain , they tried kidnapping new recruits , and they tried legislating to keep up the number of white men that planters must employ , but white men still left for England or went on to new parts of the Americas rather than compete against slave labour . |
| 5 | to develop opportunities , relationships and patterns of living , in line with their individual wishes rather than rule of thumb normality ; |
| 6 | You 're you 're proposing Tony that we do write to the bus company again and ask if the buses can come through just say through Halam rather than go down Station Lane at Edingley ? |
| 7 | On the other hand , as Pasteur so wisely pointed out over 100 years ago ‘ fortune favours the prepared mind ’ , and so we thought that a theme based on understanding the science rather than say on product development ought to tip the balance of probabilities in favour of the unexpected innovation we are looking for . |
| 8 | Rather than focusing on wage inflation , there are a number of short-term measures the government could adopt to encourage investment in training and equipment , without altering its fundamental anti-inflation policy . |
| 9 | Conversely , those individuals who began life in the managerial and professional middle classes may seek power and status rather than concentrate on stress avoidance or a guaranteed supply of money from their careers . |
| 10 | for example , rather than concentrate on food restriction , you might choose to concentrate primarily on increasing consumption of filling , high-fibre , low-fat foods like wholemeal bread or jacket potatoes . |
| 11 | In the end , the move had to be inserted , rather than filmed in master shot . |
| 12 | Nor that Carlton Palmer 's running became more in context with the team pattern , rather than springing from maverick impatience . |
| 13 | ‘ Now we lease rather than buy on hire purchase so we can match the payments on equipment to its lifetime and its earnings . |
| 14 | We lease rather than buy on hire purchase so we can match the payments on equipment to its lifetime and its earnings . |
| 15 | Airlines will start pulling out of unprofitable routes rather than fighting for market share . |