Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] than [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Further evidence that Castro was pursuing his own course rather than responding to US actions is given by the testimony of US Ambassador Philip Bonsal , who found his efforts to meet with Castro and to pursue negotiations thwarted . |
| 2 | The job analysts within E L T , are Neil Butterfield , John Dennis , Anne and Claire Nichol , and they are , in fact , if you like , a sort of second or I mean you can go to them to get advice about how to fill in the job description rather than go to your manager , or if if if you have some dispute or disagreement or whatever the job analysts can can can help in that . |
| 3 | Naturally a lot of people are scared witless of getting on Microsoft 's blacklist and will only cooperate under subpoena rather than appear to be volunteering information . |
| 4 | The death of a renowned foe usually brought mourning rather than triumph to the victorious camp ; when Boelcke himself was killed ( in collision with his best friend ) , planes from every British airfield within range dropped wreaths on his base , regardless of the risk involved . |
| 5 | giving inaccurate advice based on previous experience rather than listening to the family |
| 6 | In the only case in which a customer tried to invoke the Consumer Credit Trade Association scheme , the trader left the association rather than go to arbitration . |
| 7 | Furthermore , rivals may , owing to the different combination of activities in their groups , not be able to bear initial losses , which would cause financial distress rather than lead to balanced growth . |
| 8 | The temptation to stay alone at home and hear a favourite programme rather than go to a party is after all vividly real . |
| 9 | As the wind increases above this level it is better to go directly to the No 3 to help the stability of the boat rather than changing to the No 2 . |
| 10 | In 1880 , that figure more than doubled to 14 and continued to rise . |
| 11 | She stated she would be staying in their Huntingdon home rather than moving to London and admitted her wardrobe was sorely lacking in power outfits . |
| 12 | They are opposed to the suggestion that women with young children should stay at home rather than go to work , accept that women are still at a disadvantage when it comes to advancement at work , but they do n't think there should be more positive discrimination in women 's favour . |
| 13 | Many may eventually be able to work from home rather than commute to an office . |
| 14 | You will find yourself well satisfied by one dish rather than succumbing to the temptation of eating several smaller dishes that eventually mount up ! |
| 15 | Now the inn is more geared to motorists , who much to their surprise , find the road terminates at the door of the inn rather than continuing to Windermere . |
| 16 | Perhaps physical geography has been overtly concerned with the parallel to the first law rather than proceeding to the equivalent of the other three ! |
| 17 | Her rapid breathing was proof that her emotions were stirred as much as his , but she shrank away , flattening her body against the cold wood rather than succumb to his persuasion . |
| 18 | It would , in my opinion , in many ways be more logical for an application to be released from custody on the ground of non-service or delayed service of a committal notice to be made to a first instance judge rather than direct to this court . |
| 19 | Third-quarter net profits at News Corp more than doubled to A$191m ( $140m ) , compared with the same period a year ago ; net profit for the nine months to the end of March increased to A$144m . |
| 20 | Partly for financial reasons , students now tend to attend university in their home town rather than travel to a city with a better department . |
| 21 | The epic story of how the citizens of Phocaea abandoned their town rather than submit to the Persians is told by Herodotus 1.163 ff . |
| 22 | Community Care Grants are to enable people to establish or maintain themselves in the community rather than having to be in hospitals , nursing homes and residential care homes etc . |
| 23 | Thus , during the late 1940s , five of every six newly-built dwellings were council houses or flats and they were allocated according to need rather than according to income . |
| 24 | In Tchaikovsky 's Second Symphony , Svetlanov allowed some brash brass and unrefined woodwind , seemingly relying on a performance routine rather than applying to the score any insight into the instrumental detail , the folk intonations which can bring it to life in terms of rhythm and melodic inflection . |
| 25 | They usually say go to chestnut rather than keep to black . |
| 26 | And once she was sure I would n't — because I did make it clear , you know , that I had no intention of doing more than agreeing to the legal business — she felt safe again . ’ |
| 27 | It may well be worth trying to gum up the joint with a mastic sealant or self-adhesive bitumastic flashing rather than going to all the trouble of dismantling the system : use the sealant on the joints even if you do dismantle and reassemble them . |
| 28 | In subsequent night-recording sessions , of which there were several on the Waverley route , Peter Handford always took care to use a location in a clearing in the woods above Stobs Station rather than return to that first location above the cutting . |
| 29 | Lorenzo with his Jessica await the return of Portia , remaining out in the still night rather than returning to the house . |
| 30 | Earnings per share more than halved to 10.2p but dividends are being held at 10p with a final of 6p payable on July 3 . |