Example sentences of "rather [conj] reality " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a season which , for many , would be fantasy rather than reality , Roebuck played in all 10 Tests , won the World Cup and was voted the Sydney Rugby Union 's Rothman 's Best and Fairest Player Of The Year . |
| 2 | That we think of this fourth-dimensional aspect of our lives as being in a different ‘ category ’ from the rest is really a matter of perception rather than reality . |
| 3 | The whole exercise was based on money matters , rather than reality . |
| 4 | Law in the liberal democratic state is a symbol , rite and myth , rather than reality . |
| 5 | As Hargreaves ( 1982 ) has pointed out , much of this is rhetoric rather than reality , especially when secondary education comes within the orbit of public examinations , which have hitherto largely emphasized cognitive development , but it does constitute a strong element in ‘ progressive ’ models of primary education , and has influenced the content , teaching and assessment of courses leading to the General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) . |
| 6 | The person who graduates from television 's school , then , is someone who has little imagination and few skills in logical analysis and critical discussion ; they have a marked preference for images rather than reality ; and a deep and increasing commitment to just one activity : watching television . |