Example sentences of "rather [subord] [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , butchers are learning to help us ‘ think forwards to the meal , rather than backwards to the animal in the field ’ , as the trade press exhorts . |
| 2 | Yet though irregular both in incidence and attendance , assemblies provided a golden opportunity for the dissemination of royal propaganda , to insist on the notion of ‘ public ’ war ( see p. 288 ) , and to depict royal campaigns as undertaken ‘ for the defence of the realm , ’ rather than simply for the king 's self-interest . |
| 3 | This is because the change in the stock in the current quarter ( ) consists of revaluations ( which are a function of the change in asset prices over the quarter ) and new purchases which are a function of expected gains from the time of purchase rather than simply from the end of the current quarter . |
| 4 | For this reason both are oriented towards criterion-referenced assessment in which achievement is measured against a given level of performance , rather than simply against the performance of other pupils . |
| 5 | Held , allowing the appeal , that on its true construction section 9(4) of the Evidence ( Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions ) Act 1975 was a paramount provision which limited all other provisions of that Act and related back to the time of the events in respect of which evidence was sought rather than forward to the time when such evidence would be given ; that since all the evidence sought from the retired Crown servant related to matters which had come to his notice in his capacity as an officer or servant of the Crown , section 9(4) applied and the court had no jurisdiction to make the order for his examination ( post , p. 197F–G , H ) . |
| 6 | The island is an ideal location where new ocean crust wells up at active ridges near the surface , rather than deep beneath the ocean . |
| 7 | So , the Keynesian argues that monetary policy will be more effective if the authorities aim to control interest rates directly , rather than indirectly through the money supply . |
| 8 | And if so why should it be supposed they had adventured into the forest rather than eastward towards the corn lands and the nearer towns , and the coast ? |
| 9 | I regressed Carol to the night of the crime , taking her back to the outing to the cinema rather than straight to the heart of the distressing incident . |
| 10 | In many cases , the pursuers will have proceeded this far on the basis of evidence ingathered before the Summons was served and if settlement can be achieved now rather than immediately before the Proof , significant savings in costs may be achieved . |
| 11 | Nor from the point of view of the speaker , is there any hard and fast boundary between these and a non-restrictive adjective used in order to make explicit some property , when it is suspected that the hearer is unaware that it is implied by the use of the noun , as with poisonous in : ( 10 ) she threw Maisie 's lunch-box out of the window because it had a poisonous red-back spider in it Note that ( 10 ) further exemplifies the fact that whether an adjective is taken as restrictive or not depends on the rest of the entity-identifying phrase rather than just on the head noun . |
| 12 | It was because they had been rich and important for so long , generation after generation , rather than just since the invention of the power loom and the spinning frame , like her John-William . |
| 13 | And I think most women would prefer it the romantic way , rather than just in the kitchen , over the sink or whatever , like in Fatal Attraction , says a married 27-year-old estate agent . |
| 14 | We need to look for opportunities to tell stories about American business from the perspective of all the workers who make up the team , rather than solely from the perspective of top managers . |
| 15 | The chief way out of this difficulty has been for empirical studies to focus on surrogates for power , rather than directly on the exercise of power itself . |
| 16 | It is perhaps not surprising that when older pupils come to sit their leaving examinations , they generally view the prospect of the examinations without much apprehension ; this may be because most decisions about their future are taken on the recommendation of their teachers rather than directly on the basis of examination results . |
| 17 | It is n't easy to talk naturally to a piece of machinery and your performers may find it easier to talk to you rather than directly to the camera . |
| 18 | In the main , he said , the process of unit cleaning and mess staff being employed by contractors rather than directly by the MoD , had gone smoothly . |
| 19 | The solution was found by looking inwards at the character and operations of our own Group rather than outwards at the way other organisations had approached the problem , and then asking two questions . |
| 20 | This presentation would have benefited from being delivered out to the audience , rather than down to the lectern , and he should practise opening his mouth wider when talking — he was sometimes difficult to follow . |
| 21 | You know rather than down to the line planning for every single moment of the day . |
| 22 | They burnt Brighton in 1544 , forcing the settlement to grow finally upon the cliffs rather than down on the beach , threatened by the French and ‘ Neptune 's insatiate womb ’ . |
| 23 | Similarly , when he visits the south-east region , he will want to know why so many sales people are investing their time in the office rather than out on the road selling . |
| 24 | ‘ The ultimate test always was : Would it be funnier if , for example , Carry On Abroad was filmed in Spain rather than out on the lot ? |
| 25 | There would be no shortage of clubs interested if the dispute escalated , but Graham will want Merson in peak condition rather than out of the club . |
| 26 | And the more valuable the horse is , with the consequent likelihood of it being kept in more confined and stressful conditions — stabled in solitude rather than out in the paddock with companions — the greater the chances of it developing colic . |
| 27 | The CPRE is now appealing to local councils to carry out mowing in late summer , after the flowers have blown , rather than early in the season , thereby allowing natural seeding to take place . |
| 28 | The authors , stress on cognition has the advantage that it leads to an appreciation of the importance of the distribution of knowledge about what goods should represent , rather than merely of the distribution of the goods themselves . |