Example sentences of "than [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the seller 's point of view , rather than expose himself to the vagaries of litigation , and the need to negotiate with each buyer as to exactly what remedies are appropriate in each case , it is preferable to set out a specific and detailed procedure which deals with the remedying of defects . |
| 2 | Of course , you may prefer to choose outside alliances rather than restrict yourself to the family , but in times of hardship the family may be more dependable . |
| 3 | We should take them at their word and hold them to it , rather than resign ourselves to the judgment that they have been lying . |
| 4 | Surely it is better for them to strive to be literate than to engage themselves in the fruitless task of emulating the speech of the hearing . |
| 5 | Such investors tended to come in when stocks were exchanged rather than present themselves at the moment of initiation . |
| 6 | The hole may twist and turn and the ferret will do no more than tie itself to the root while simply passing along the burrow . |
| 7 | Rather than concerning itself with the way in which the properties of this structure emerge from its components , it takes the structure as given and asks how it reproduces itself and changes . |
| 8 | The touchline was the launchpad — more so against Ireland than France — of some of Scotland 's best driving mauls and highlighted the danger of players swelling defensive ranks rather than committing themselves to the maul . |
| 9 | In Rome , the Iranian chargé d'affaires rushed off to the seaside rather than commit himself to the Shah 's uncertain cause . |
| 10 | ‘ I guess some of us ‘ types ’ have better things to do with our lives than dedicate ourselves to the attraction of the opposite sex . ’ |
| 11 | There are not many harsher disappointments in county cricket than finding yourself on the outside looking in , as was the case with another Robinson — Phil — at the start of this season following his acrimonious departure from Yorkshire . |
| 12 | ‘ We all of us have something better to do than concern ourselves with the tantrums of servants ! ’ |