Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] rather [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 This in turn can lead us to query the legitimacy of judicial review , since it appears to be an ad hoc affair rather than a process governed by any firm and coherent standards .
2 Accordingly , fixtures such as office partitioning which can not be removed without destroying the partitions will be a landlord 's fixture rather than a tenant 's fixture .
3 Most private schools are thought to have some level of bad debt , like any business , but in the past those debts have been chased by a stiff letter from the school 's solicitor rather than a debt collection agency .
4 We 're going to get a Smith 's token rather than a book are n't we ?
5 This restriction ensured that the study population was representative of the range of pediatric Crohn 's disease rather than a select group requiring tertiaty care .
6 The study found that the impact of conversion on local employment is minimal , particularly if it is done by the farmer 's family rather than a local company .
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