Example sentences of "[coord] rather [conj] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And rather than alleviating any muddle we might get into they generally add to it . |
| 2 | But in Britain we equate acknowledging man 's need for instant sex with approving of it , and rather than have that levelled at us , we reject the idea of licensed brothels . |
| 3 | But rather than meet this challenge , entitlement theorists simply take for granted that if original acquirers deserve any rights they deserve the full rights of liberal ownership , and hence assume , rather than demonstrate , the legitimacy of that which has to be justified : the institution of private property . |
| 4 | But rather than undertaking such an analysis it will be enough to demonstrate that this control procedure is in principle inadequate for our present needs . |
| 5 | But rather than offer more praise , we would like to offer something else . |
| 6 | McKean and Murray have now scored doubles at three major events — the 1989 World Cup in Barcelona , the 1990 European Championships in Split and now Toronto — but rather than give each other confidence by their successes , Boyle believes it 's more a case of ‘ anything you can do , I can do better . ’ |
| 7 | But rather than address these basic problems , politicians look for the quick ‘ fix ’ — anything that sounds good in a sound-bite will do . |
| 8 | Mungo wanted to ask about the dead girl , but rather than risk another deep frost , he said : |