Example sentences of "rather [conj] [det] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are many reasons why , in the early nineteenth century , different considerations would intrude on the modelling of a dissected female body rather than that of a male , but one conclusion we could draw from these figures is that the human norm is male , and the only reason to look at female bodies is for that which makes them female , i.e. the reproductive system . |
| 2 | It is twenty times faster , has a larger memory , is thousands of times more reliable , consumes the power of a light bulb rather than that of a locomotive , occupies 1/30,000 the volume and costs 1/10,000 as much . |
| 3 | Better results are obtained by rooting them singly in 2in pots rather than several to a larger pot . |
| 4 | But this means to say that he has no rule that takes him one way rather than another in a new case . |
| 5 | It is our interests , rather than those of a degenerate and selfish minority , that the police should protect ; and if the law at present does not allow them to do so then the law must be changed . |
| 6 | Finally , rather than stereotyping scientists as capitalist Frankensteins , making monsters for commercial gain , a more constructive approach would be to consider how the allocation of resources can be altered to meet the needs of the public majority rather than those of a minority in power . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) Then again it is regarded as doubtful whether there really is a specific quality of pleasure , and even of pain , which covers all experiences that people either want to have or avoid , and it is thought obviously desirable that people should have experiences they want rather than those with a certain quality . |
| 8 | The reason we are reminded of these historical episodes , rather than any of a hundred others , comes clear only with the surprising and congested line that closes the quatrains about the Wars of the Roses : ‘ But oblivion , not thy forgiveness , FRANCE ’ . |