Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not quite the act of immediate robbery it may sound ; rather than dispossessing local people of much-cherished common rights , it merely reinforced the long-drawn-out process of their gradual erosion . |
| 2 | This forces you to scrutinize your own behaviour rather than blame other people . |
| 3 | Similarly , in some other placements the artist will act as adviser and consultant , offering expertise and information rather than creating actual works of art . |
| 4 | It has very much the same facilities as Delta Five , but is single-user rather than allowing several people to work on the same data , and also has a lower limit on the number of records , transaction files , and so on ; nothing that would really present a problem , unless you were trying to use the system for a fairly large system , in which case you should be using Delta Five . |
| 5 | It assumes that you need to organize it for yourself rather than expecting other people to be responsible for your development . |
| 6 | Perhaps most important is the Fish and Wildlife Service 's recognition that it should take " a multispecies , ecosystem approach " to protecting plants and animals , rather than considering each species in isolation . |
| 7 | We need to share out the wonderfulness and all do a bit — a ‘ jobshare of the burnout ’ — rather than having wonderful people dying on their feet . |
| 8 | We need to share out the wonderfulness and all do a bit — a ‘ jobshare of the burnout — rather than having wonderful people dying on their feet . |
| 9 | If you want a coldwater aquarium , stick to the more domesticated species , rather than attempting native fish , which are prone to disease and parasites . |
| 10 | If possible , give individual care rather than take several people to bed at the same time . |