Example sentences of "for the [adj] [noun sg] rather [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keener looks for the right sound rather than dictating where microphones should be . |
| 2 | GATT officials warned that failure to reach an agreement by October would jeopardise the chances of meeting the deadline of March 1 , 1993 ( extended from March 1991 — see p. 37930 ) , required for US approval of the GATT agreement using the so-called " fast-track " legislation , under which the US Congress would be obliged to vote for the entire package rather than on specific amendments . |
| 3 | There is an argument for retaining a four mile annulus for the area of search for the new settlement rather than a two mile , because of the rigidity which at present applies to the distance of the outer boundary of the greenbelt from York City Centre . |
| 4 | This made the task of the prosecutor somewhat easier , but it had the paradoxical effect that a person who distributed such material with a mischievous intention could argue that the recipients of his material were unlikely to be influenced by it , and he was therefore not guilty if his audience were already corrupt , or were members of an anti-racist organisation , or if the publication or spoken words were so contrary to human decency that they would be likely to provoke sympathy for the intended victim rather than hatred of him . |
| 5 | Reading is encouraged across the whole spectrum of nursing literature rather , reflecting in part the principles of holism ; of caring for the whole person rather than being disease or disorder linked . |