Example sentences of "[verb] rather than a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will it not encourage the image of a model singing rather than a singing model ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Thus , inter-war English studies was devoted to professional scholarship , research , and publishing rather than a programme of cultural intervention . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Where generalization is concerned processes common to generalizing in a variety of contexts are identified rather than a list of topics . |
| 9 | As far as is possible it is preferable to charge the actual cost incurred rather than a percentage assessment to the cost accounts . |
| 10 | The heroes of Under the Net and Lucky Jim follow a broadly similar path , bemused at lit by false starts and coming by the end to see the social world as it is : various , unstereotypable , kaleidoscopic and as fast-shifting as the shades of an opal , but in the end a place to settle into and improve rather than a system to defy . |