Example sentences of "rather than by a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | because the work is more effectively carried out by a single-purpose organization rather than by a government department with a wide range of functions ; |
| 2 | Rosenthal 's own research , and his review of other genetic studies , also leads him to argue that the high probability that identical twins will either both develop or both remain free of schizophrenia is explained by their identical genetic constitution , rather than by a tendency on the part of their friends , relatives and parents to behave towards each of them in a very similar way . |
| 3 | Even if this shift is due to the availability of cheap labour power in other countries it is by no means obvious that socialists should support long-run protectionism : it may represent considerable progress for a ‘ Third World ’ worker to be exploited by capital in the production of labour-intensive commodities rather than by a landlord . |
| 4 | The international economy consists of relations between these national entities and is shaped by them rather than by a world system which dominates and determines national conditions . |
| 5 | This is not an absolute rule : for example , it may be easier to construe as an offer a price list or catalogue issued by a manufacturer rather than by a wholesaler or retailer . |
| 6 | It leads to division of labour ( between composer and performer , for example ) , individualism and specialization , and production for a market rather than by a community . |