Example sentences of "[verb] rather [subord] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because this treatment is a holistic therapy , the person as a whole will be treated rather than a specific problem area and this treatment often involves a combination of techniques , such as dietary therapy , water treatment , hot or cold water packs and massage . |
| 2 | Will it not encourage the image of a model singing rather than a singing model ? |
| 3 | Anyone who wanted to fight a battle to keep a right to report rather than a statutory duty can forget it . |
| 4 | But sportsmen must retire ; their bones insist upon it , and most try to do so if not at the height of their powers — that is too much to ask , no matter how determined the vows of youth — at any rate a day before they are asked to go rather than a day after . |
| 5 | To see that there is a take up of the car contract hire scheme , it constantly has to be held , or kept unde , the scheme has to be kept under review , to make sure that it is attractive and it is what er , the employees want to see , and would prefer rather than an alternate means of transport . |
| 6 | As a result , the slug hit Lomax low in his right side , inflicting a painful flesh wound rather than a fatal chest shot . |
| 7 | The problem revealed by the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee led unquestionably to a view of family allowances as incentives to work rather than an encouragement to depend unduly on unemployment benefit . |
| 8 | These issues implied that a CPIS should be designed rather than a manual system . |
| 9 | If the report is seen and used as a reminder note of discussions that took place during the consultation meeting rather than a stand alone document then the task of report writing becomes significantly easier . |
| 10 | At the same time , whether ‘ collaboration ’ always implies ‘ critical estrangement ’ is , for music as for film , a question to be answered rather than a necessary conclusion from the premises . |
| 11 | Thus , inter-war English studies was devoted to professional scholarship , research , and publishing rather than a programme of cultural intervention . |
| 12 | Using a fake scent for the hounds to track rather than a live fox would take the blood out of this sport and opposition would cease . |
| 13 | Rather than continually allocate and reallocate memory as different words are processed , an array is used rather than a dynamic list for storing the information . |
| 14 | Note that a red l.e.d. is used rather than an infra-red one . |
| 15 | Capirossi rarely makes a mistake and his race strategy is sharp enough to belong to a veteran of a decade of grand prix racing rather than a rank beginner . |
| 16 | His mid teens were spent surfing on a casual basis but when he was about 17 he got into racing surf lifesaving skis and reached 3rd in the UK , a reflection on the poor standard compared with K1 racing rather than an indication of great ability , he believes . |
| 17 | Educational policy frequently becomes confused with social policy , as can be seen , for example , in the way that educational integration can come to be viewed as a sometimes misguided way of caring rather than a means of achieving access to society through education . |
| 18 | You settle down more quickly in a place you know rather than a new place where you need time to get used to the seating , the lighting , the visual distractions . |
| 19 | Delay rather than a deviant pattern to language development is reported and 3-year-olds have been found to be 5–8 months behind in their language norms ( Jerger et al . |
| 20 | Rugby has survived all these years as a good robust contact sport , and as we are always being told by the medical profession that modern youth is bigger , stronger and fitter than children of previous generations , why ca n't we play rugby as it is supposed to be played rather than a genteel non-contact pass ball ? |
| 21 | So it was it was the lace that you wanted emphasizing rather than a |
| 22 | Little wonder that the savage Saxons regarded Christianity as a Frankish method of suppression and control rather than a true religion in its own right . |
| 23 | The conditions for sustained growth outlined in the autumn statement appear to be based on the idea of a revival in consumer spending rather than an investment-led recovery . |
| 24 | If there must be compromise because people are divided about justice , then the compromise must be external , not internal ; it must be compromise about which scheme of justice to adopt rather than a compromised scheme of justice . |
| 25 | At the time , we are told by ‘ MRCVS ’ that the College buildings were low and plain , and bleak even to bareness , suggesting a warehouse , barracks or mews rather than a seat of learning ( the brick front facing College Street was not stuccoed until much later ) . |
| 26 | Integration of primary and secondary care is central to an internal market driven by primary care and should encourage a needs led rather than a service dominated approach . |
| 27 | Where generalization is concerned processes common to generalizing in a variety of contexts are identified rather than a list of topics . |
| 28 | As far as is possible it is preferable to charge the actual cost incurred rather than a percentage assessment to the cost accounts . |
| 29 | In its 1985 report Age Concern stressed the importance of adopting a ‘ market viability ’ approach to older consumes rather than an approach based upon special needs . |
| 30 | If you need a sine wave rather than a square wave , you can add the shaping circuit ( reference ) . |