Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vendor is the third generation of the family who has lived there since 1919 , and is understood to have decided to sell rather than continue to face the task of maintaining the estate . |
| 2 | I think the best conclusion would have happened if they 'd just let it happen , rather than trying to force the issue on April the nineteenth . |
| 3 | Rather than trying to tackle the gybe as a whole , break it down into smaller component parts and try to make each part smooth . |
| 4 | Throughout Man 's long association with the Horse , the most successful horsemen have been those who have used some degree of knowledge of psychology or understanding of the horse , rather than trying to dominate the horse with force . |
| 5 | ‘ The whole nature of that part of the market is that as soon as the insurers found they had claims , they stopped the product rather than trying to build the book sensibly , ’ says Caroline Blackman . |
| 6 | The first point to be made in response to this is that current Soviet initiatives are clearly designed to foster a positive attitude towards the USSR as a country which has a viable socio-economic system and offers valuable commercial opportunities , rather than trying to incite the masses to Soviet-style revolution . |
| 7 | When Lamb played five balls of an over defensively and then ran two off the last , it was clear that he was just settling for his hundred , and since Terry immediately succumbed Lamb was criticized for exposing him , rather than trying to keep the strike . |
| 8 | Together with the prosperous shopkeepers and merchants , rather than seeking to challenge the aristocracy , they found opportunities for investment and perhaps superior status in the farming of feudal dues . |
| 9 | At the conference , the US Secretary of State James Baker promised that the USA 's engagement in Asia would increase rather than decrease following the end of US-Soviet confrontation . |
| 10 | From 1988 , candidates will be able to take CGLI examinations on a modular basis , building up credits rather than having to sit the examination for the full certificate at one time . |
| 11 | Users specify their needs rather than having to construct the procedures to retrieve the required data . |
| 12 | Rather than having to remove the children from them , to have more resources at our disposal , to either help erm parents to develop better parenting skills , or erm I mean , because a lot of the problems again are from poverty , a lot of the pressures are from poverty . |
| 13 | Moral : never start a big warren system other than at the beginning of the day 's work , since you need to complete it if at all possible rather than have to extend the work into another day . |
| 14 | Such theories lead logically to leaving older people alone rather than attempting to improve the quality of their lives through continued social engagement . |
| 15 | And this means that rather than attempting to answer the question " What are experiences ? " , in the manner of the conventional " philosophy of mind " , we ought to concentrate our attention on the question " How do experiences occur ? " , and analyse them qua types of evidential events . |
| 16 | Rather than attempting to define the nature of the " humane education " thus envisaged , Leavis merely asserts that " It seems better simply to point to English literature , which is unquestionably and producibly " there " , and to suggest that the " literary tradition " that this unquestionable existence justifies us in speaking of might … be called a vague concept . " |
| 17 | ‘ A fair solution justifies taking the cost to the Exchequer rather than playing pass the parcel with taxpayers , ’ said , convener of ICAS 's international tax committee . |
| 18 | ‘ We went to local council meetings to ask for support from the councillors rather than try to stop the hunt meetings , ’ she adds . |
| 19 | Rather than try to disentangle the scores of relationships examined between animals and plants in this area by putting them into categories of predation or dispersal mechanism , an attempt is made to look at the relationships of particular taxonomic groups of animals and their food plants . |
| 20 | In practice the solution was to find the right placement for the children , rather than try to help the parents , child or care staff to adjust to each other . |
| 21 | Here it would be wise to offer a set of modules limited to some aspect of EP rather than try to cover the whole in less depth . |
| 22 | Thousands of commuters once again decided to stay at home rather than try to beat the rail strike . |
| 23 | In spite of the midsummer heat , many families choose to cook their Christmas dinner in the conventional way rather than attempt to barbecue the turkey ! |
| 24 | If a board is unhappy with the profit progress being made , it should change the management rather than attempt to do the managing itself . |
| 25 | Agreements to collaborate rather than to compete reinforce the partitioning of national markets . |