Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It tends to be exclusive rather than inclusive , in that our thinking may be confined to those matters which fall within accepted categories rather than accepting that all situations to which the law pertains can give rise to legal problems despite the fact that there is no immediately available legal framework for their solution . |
| 2 | Howard Davies , the commission 's controller , says that , as schools are given more financial and managerial independence over the next few years , authorities should monitor quality on behalf of ratepayers and parents , rather than pretending that all their schools are equally good . |
| 3 | Indeed if this were its intended effect , it is difficult to see why the subsection goes on to say that it is not necessary to obtain the parents ' consent , rather than providing that such consent , if obtained , should be ineffective . |
| 4 | Living should always be like this rather than drudge and more drudge . |
| 5 | Both are white rather than wholegrain and both are cooked with salt . |
| 6 | But , rather than proposing that fewer should be wrongfully accused , they suggest that the legal system should be changed so that fewer will be found innocent . |
| 7 | Would it not , be advisable , therefore , to have a uniform regime — which need not necessarily be the same as either existing regime — rather than wait until such a system is imposed on us ? |