Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [subord] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without such funding the best way to process general language is to acquire rather than develop a parser ( Patten , 1992 ) . |
| 2 | After he had released the ropes , the huge crowd watched as Simon began to ascend rather than descend the pole . |
| 3 | ’ — A response which would damage rather than increase the influence of the Merkuts in the Khanate , ’ Alexei observed . |
| 4 | In conclusion , my Lords , it seems to me that , unless the procedure adopted by the moving party is ill suited to dispose of the question at issue , there is much to be said in favour of the proposition that a court having jurisdiction ought to let a case be heard rather than entertain a debate concerning the form of the proceedings . |
| 5 | Amongst those who disagreed it was frequently asserted that the provision of a sealed form 53 prior to completion might facilitate rather than hinder the commission of a fraud . |
| 6 | All of this stresses the need to ensure that future development must enhance rather than damage the environment . |
| 7 | Cheney 's decision to cancel rather than rescue the stricken programme was also widely interpreted as an attempt by the Defence Department to repudiate the long-standing convention that defence contractors could enter into unrealistic contracts confident that the government would make good any losses suffered in cases other than fraud or gross mismanagement . |
| 8 | The Moldavians , given an ultimatum by Mr Gorbachev to settle their ethnic conflicts by the year 's end , decided to compromise rather than test the president 's readiness to resort to force . |
| 9 | These are designed to whet rather than satisfy the appetite — but short bibliographies help would-be students to delve further . |
| 10 | They inspired the efforts of Admirals D'Estaing and De Grasse in the War of the American Revolution to seize British West Indian islands and evade rather than destroy the fleets to which they were opposed . |
| 11 | But the road that ran from the town , called Théovard , by-passed Les Glycines five hundred yards to the north , and we dismounted rather than run the motor cycle over the pitted lane . |
| 12 | However , the evidence suggests that the net effect of each factor will be to increase rather than decrease the demand for HE . |
| 13 | To ‘ add in ’ gender as a specific category with a compelling need to be addressed is to increase rather than decrease the teacher 's predicament . |
| 14 | likely to increase rather than reduce the rate of inflation . |
| 15 | Market forms of supply are likely to increase rather than reduce the maldistribution of wealth . |
| 16 | These all look like important questions but , once again , the methodology of state-centrism serves to blur rather than clarify the issues . |
| 17 | She came home in despair and went back to the clinic to work rather than spend the Sunday alone , or try to pass the time with friends . |
| 18 | The Prime Minister argued against him , and when opinion swung heavily in the Chancellor 's favour he indicated that he would resign rather than accept the settlement . |
| 19 | The view was that radio should always speak with the same voice as the Government , aiming to educate and improve rather than entertain the public . |
| 20 | But after 1688 Parliament under Whig domination tended to restrict rather than enlarge the franchise , and some people even lost their voting rights . |
| 21 | Yet there clearly were affinities between the Paracelsian approach to disease and later models — not least in the insistence that a chemical cure should always be sought rather than accept the physicians word that certain conditions would remain incurable . |
| 22 | They tend to aggravate rather than improve the poor self-esteem , poor individual coping skills and poor emotional maturity in the primary sufferer . |
| 23 | Most burglars will flee empty handed rather than risk a confrontation . |
| 24 | It was a kitchen to challenge rather than enhance the skills of any cook ambitious beyond the boiling of eggs . |
| 25 | With the older alloys , however , the descriptions used seem more intended to conceal rather than reveal the ingredients ! |
| 26 | Having said this , I feel presently available guidelines underestimate rather than over-estimate the prevalence of dementia in the community , since in general no account is taken of the rapidly rising prevalence with age increases beyond 75 . |
| 27 | You must be well acquainted with the materials of Part 2 in order to answer trainees ' questions but be careful not to provide information that goes beyond that given above ; try to amplify rather than extend the information . |
| 28 | Yet most delegates to the 1993 College and University Booksellers group conference appeared to relish rather than dread the challenges |
| 29 | Of course opting-out is a nonsense which will undermine rather than reinforce the Government 's professed ambition to raise standards in schools . |
| 30 | Indeed , this was the very reason that the Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Young Offenders had recommended , in 1927 , the reform of the system : ‘ When it is realised that these courts are specially equipped to help rather than punish the young offender , we hope that the reluctance to bring such children before will disappear . ’ |