Example sentences of "rather than on a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prevent this by storing raw meat on the bottom shelf of the ‘ fridge in a dish with a rim rather than on a flat plate . |
| 2 | The emphasis is on objective analysis of evidence rather than on a subjective impression of any single witness . |
| 3 | It was noted that the apparent recovery of 1983–7 rested heavily on finance , banking , and credit , rather than on a genuine revival of industry or manufacturing . |
| 4 | The resulting Unity Campaign had concentrated on anti-fascism rather than on a definite programme . |
| 5 | Because the system makes local optimal decisions rather than on a sentential basis , an incorrect decision early on in the sentence is unlikely to completely ruin the decisions later in the sentence . |
| 6 | This is being solved by getting the third-party channels to sell PowerPlay and Impromptu on a straight distribution basis rather than on a value-added basis . |
| 7 | In the M-form , below the top level of management , the hierarchy is organized on an operating rather than on a functional basis . |
| 8 | Such an equilibrium could only have been a temporary one , being based upon the fear of a common enemy , rather than on a positive material joint interest . |
| 9 | Such judgements , however , are best made as close to the action as possible rather than on a theoretical basis a long way away . |