Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [conj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | this Swedish consensus is a precedent to the development of certain institutional forms rather than a result of them , and it would be useless for Britain to look to the forms rather than to the antecedent substance . |
| 2 | As McLean points out , under Mrs Thatcher , ‘ Legislative proposals tend to reflect undiluted political programmes rather than a compromise between competing interests . |
| 3 | For the first time , money purchase schemes have been allowed to contract out ( i.e. pension schemes that depend on the outcome of investments rather than a formula based on contributions ) . |
| 4 | A main reason for this has been that developments have concentrated on creating ‘ single-purpose ’ areas , for example only office blocks , shopping areas or housing estates rather than a mixture . |
| 5 | So far we have tried to impress on you the importance of having one set of notes rather than a mass of different notebooks or scraps of paper . |
| 6 | The larger purposes of perestroika , however , were ethical : it must revive moral norms , honesty and decency , without which man was ‘ merely a consumer of material values rather than a bearer and creator of spiritual values ’ . |
| 7 | It is a mere auxiliary verb , a syntactical instrument enabling us to specify what philosophers sometimes used to call the " essence " or " quiddity " of a thing ; the verb esse , to be , acting in such cases literally as a pointer towards essentia . |
| 8 | Lasers run at 300 dots per inch , about four times better than a matrix printer . |
| 9 | ‘ If he had stabbed someone 17 times less than an hour before , which I do n't believe he did , he certainly showed not the slightest emotion . ’ |
| 10 | Its major objective is to seek opinions so that a manager can take a decision at a later stage . |
| 11 | But there is no late date set into the legislation , only that ratification when it is required means that from the first of the following month then the elections on the new constituency boundaries may take place under the new er European rules so that a decision is of course for an election in June er is in fact needed by the first of May . |
| 12 | This rationality is well described by a former head of the British civil service , Sir Douglas Allen : ‘ The desire for uniformity of treatment , coupled with accountability for decisions , require elaborate codes and rules so that a multiplicity of decision-makers can produce acceptably similar results in similar cases ’ ( cited in Thomson 1983 : 141 ) . |
| 13 | Norway 's gas reserves are greater than its oil reserves ( about 60/40 ) and its current preoccupation is to negotiate supply contracts so that a number of huge undeveloped fields may be exploited . |
| 14 | These men were wealthy and the rum was politeness rather than a bribe , particularly the effort of squeezing fresh orange juice . |
| 15 | Their determination was to confront their oppressors and overturn their prerogatives rather than a sharing of power , even by mutual agreement . |
| 16 | Used in this way , the computer has become a valuable background resource in British schools rather than an agent of revolutionary change . |
| 17 | Electronic record keeping presents many new challenges , but these often require a reinterpretation of principles and methods rather than an abandonment of professional expertise gained to date . |
| 18 | Almost certainly because you have two laying hens rather than a pair ! |
| 19 | Like many other regular users , Nick prefers to hand over a print to clients rather than a slide . |
| 20 | The emphasis is on opening and closing legs rather than a bend and straightening of the legs . |
| 21 | I like them like that because what I tend to do with so I like them that big because then I can cut them up into sticks , stick them in the fridge , then if I feel like being naughty not ever so naughty because I 'm nibbling at carrots rather than a packet of crisps or something . |
| 22 | They committed themselves to simple pro-rata savings rather than a re-ordering of priorities , reflecting the changing demand for the education and social services . |
| 23 | Obesity is common among multiparous women but this may indicate that weight gain is the result of multiple pregnancies rather than a prerequisite for conception . |
| 24 | The capacity of any writing to act as an instructive auctoritee is scrutinized within the Nun 's Priest 's Tale in the auctoritees cited , all but one by Chauntecleer , in the " debate " over dreams which in reality consists of two opposed monologues rather than a dialogue . |
| 25 | And DOS word processing has got it 's priorities right — you get a clean screen , devoted to your words rather than a multitude of toolbars and menus . |
| 26 | Asquith 's 1915 government was only halfway to coalition ; it was in fact a coalition of parties rather than a coalition of men , and it was run so as to maximize continuity . |
| 27 | On the whole , these informal practices are conducive to the management 's organizational goals rather than a departure from them . |
| 28 | Ashton makes brilliant use of this in his version of the solo , phrasing the steps so that a jump upwards can last three beats followed by two short steps or two beats followed by a long and then a short step . |
| 29 | You will save time later by adjusting VR1 sliding contact clockwise in very small steps so that an operating time for one minute ( within one second or two ) is obtained . |
| 30 | A garage would be nice and as we 've got two cars so although a garage is vital if we as long as we can get them off the road that would be an advantage |