Example sentences of "rather [subord] a new [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We thought it was a good idea to hold a pre-Christmas sale rather than a New Year one because many of our dresses are suitable for Christmas . ’ |
| 2 | Such a phenomenon may be explained in various ways , but one factor of acknowledged importance is certainly the rapidity of economic and social change , which tends to separate more sharply the experience , expectations and outlook of older and younger generations , as Mead ( 1970 ) argued in a study in which she likened the ‘ dissident young ’ to pioneers who are exploring a new time rather than a new country . |
| 3 | They are nostalgic rather than expectant , thinking only in terms of God doing a ‘ repeat performance ’ rather than a new thing . |
| 4 | This would be in accordance with the " acquisition hierarchy " observed by Edwards , assuming that the acquisition is of a second dialect rather than a new language altogether . |
| 5 | You settle down more quickly in a place you know rather than a new place where you need time to get used to the seating , the lighting , the visual distractions . |
| 6 | Maybe the age of leisure will turn out to be a brief and unsustainable interlude rather than a new dawn after all . |