Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I paint directly using simple compositions , which tend to be linear , even flat , rather than based on any sophisticated concept of leading the viewer 's eye into the picture . |
| 2 | An answer to this depends on a correct definition of human uniqueness rather than looking at those features Man shares with animals . ’ |
| 3 | Rath rather than competing against each other to develop basically their products have got ta be ab able to work with each others machines . |
| 4 | Japanese firms prefer to conspire rather than compete with each other , complain American rivals , and now they are doing it in our own backyard |
| 5 | Rather than pandering to these fading fans ( and perhaps building up false expectations ) , the good Dr David Marsh has opted for the cattle-prod technique beloved of third division no-hopers . |
| 6 | It is best to use lime rather than cement for this type of infill |
| 7 | Thus , UK policy continues to retain the character of discretionary intervention rather than moving towards that of North American rules-based approaches . |
| 8 | However , they have consistently opted to eke out a living by temporary migration and wage labour rather than leaving in such numbers so as to exceed natural population growth , and thereby ease the pressure . |
| 9 | In it the two front-raised items ( castle , dabble ) appear to be randomly front-raised rather than governed by any systematic rule . |
| 10 | Rather than entering into these services too late , we want to anticipate the shift and the implications it thereby brings to our business by offering services tailored to specific client needs ’ . |
| 11 | In subsequent night-recording sessions , of which there were several on the Waverley route , Peter Handford always took care to use a location in a clearing in the woods above Stobs Station rather than return to that first location above the cutting . |
| 12 | The main difference between the ‘ new ’ and the ‘ old ’ series is that the weights of the new are derived from trade flows in manufactured goods rather than trade in all goods based on 1977 trade flows , which was used for the old index . |
| 13 | Rather than speculate on this increase here , the reasons for female involvement in heroin use will be examined more fully in Chapter 4 . |
| 14 | That suggestion is not itself a checkerboard solution : each state would retain a constitutional duty that its own abortion statute be coherent in principle , and the suggestion offers itself as recognizing independent sovereigns rather than speaking for all together . |
| 15 | Rather than launch into these discussions with yet another set of theories , the aim of teaching in the New Testament department is to help students to go back to the verses and passages themselves for new insights and new understanding . |
| 16 | Afterwards , she felt very much let down by the family 's decision , saying she would have preferred to die rather than live in such a disabled condition . |
| 17 | Already we have seen microspeciation occurring in trees in Trinidad and Tobago ( section 6.2.6 ) , but it has also been suggested that in crossing major faunal boundaries , plant species may undergo so-called ‘ cryptic ’ speciation with major differences in fruit sizes and so on , associated with different dispersers ; i.e. obscured rather than obscure in that herbarium material is rarely preserved with fully ripe fruits and complete field notes . |
| 18 | ‘ He married Diana and he should have made much more of an effort with her rather than turning to another woman for support , ’ she said . |
| 19 | Rather than compromise on these principles , he preferred to withdraw from the scene and wait out his opponents . |
| 20 | There is , indeed , a much less rigid distinction between working and non-working hours , for with easier accessibility between home and workplace the farm worker tends to be involved in the job for as long as it demands , rather than working to any set hours . |
| 21 | In rainy weather , they sometimes concentrate on the less nutritious foods rather than search for more fruit , but in fruiting trees seem not to pay much attention to other frugivores though they eat most , and that wastefully . |
| 22 | I think his er the best thing to do would be simply to acknowledge at that stage , as Bill did , yeah that is an important area erm say yeah that 's something we can help you on , indeed it 's something many of my clients erm have found that Friends Provident is really very good at organizing , we 've got plans specifically designed for that but rather than look at that now , let's look at the overall picture |
| 23 | It may well be worth trying to gum up the joint with a mastic sealant or self-adhesive bitumastic flashing rather than going to all the trouble of dismantling the system : use the sealant on the joints even if you do dismantle and reassemble them . |
| 24 | People tend to admire common sense and strong business instincts rather than going for those who can out- think the competition . ’ |
| 25 | Everyone in this part of the world had obviously been fighting against either the Russians or the Yugoslavs , but the devil of it was that they were prepared to do anything rather than surrender to either of these armies . " |
| 26 | It would , in my opinion , in many ways be more logical for an application to be released from custody on the ground of non-service or delayed service of a committal notice to be made to a first instance judge rather than direct to this court . |
| 27 | There is clear advantage — in terms of time use — in prescribing drugs rather than engaging in more time consuming counselling , or confronting the social origins of the problems . |
| 28 | Bargaining structures within the international context , although extremely heterogeneous rather than conforming to any simple and tidy pattern , may be broadly classified in terms of the level at which negotiations are mainly conducted . |
| 29 | Rather than stick to these ‘ origination ’ strengths , however , BZW has tried to build the kind of corporate-finance department long boasted by old-established merchant banks that advise on mergers and acquisitions . |