Example sentences of "rather than [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he said in a radio broadcast in 1946 , the Criterion in later years " tended to reflect a particular point of view rather than to illustrate a variety of views on that plane . " |
| 2 | She had endowed the marriage ( and he could never really like the fellow ) most extravagantly out of her invested money , rather than taking a dip among the jewels that she never wore . |
| 3 | THE holiday ads are tempting you away with the usual images of fun and sun but rather than taking a package why not invest in that longed-for overseas home ? |
| 4 | Sara made a statement rather than asked a question . |
| 5 | Presumably he should have shot her or let her drown , rather than make a present of her to the French , but there were some things Karelius could not bring himself to do . |
| 6 | Or we might compare the way Philip II kept Phokis intact in 346 rather than make a present of it to Thebes . |
| 7 | However , the tally of six underestimates the total effect because some MPs unsympathetic to Left-wing ideas may have decided to retire a little early rather than face a battle for re-adoption . |
| 8 | In the final analysis the need for a swift response to an immediate housing shortage after the war painted almost inevitably to a large-scale local authority housing programme , rather than face a period of delay while housing associations were geared up to the task . |
| 9 | In conclusion , my Lords , it seems to me that , unless the procedure adopted by the moving party is ill suited to dispose of the question at issue , there is much to be said in favour of the proposition that a court having jurisdiction ought to let a case be heard rather than entertain a debate concerning the form of the proceedings . |
| 10 | It now became easier to send multiple copies of papers to colleagues rather than sending a file on the circuit of an institution . |
| 11 | When searching for the right adjective , bear in mind that your effect on the reader will be stronger if you can create physical sensation , if you can make the reader conjure up a colour , a texture , a smell or a sound , rather than using a word like ‘ soothing ’ , or ‘ lovely ’ or ( worst of all ) ‘ evocative ’ . |
| 12 | To avoid mistakes , please would you use the new form attached to make your order , signed by your Head of Group/Sector rather than using a memo as was the case before . |
| 13 | In other words , rather than using a notepad and pen , you have the privilege of paying £100 for a piece of complicated electronics that does the same thing . |
| 14 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |
| 15 | They begin to look back rather than construct a future for themselves . |
| 16 | In Lakoff 's case , it might be a reflection of her training in the Chomskyan tradition , which urges the analyst to examine her own intuitions rather than collecting a corpus of data . |
| 17 | To test whether the uptake carrier transports a pH-changing anion ( such as OH - or HCO ) out of the cell , rather than transporting a proton in , we replaced the normal Cl - ions in the pipette ( and thus inside the cell ) with other anions . |
| 18 | Most people do not realize that Jews can pray together without a rabbi , and that the rabbi 's job is often to clarify a point of law or resolve a dispute , rather than to lead a congregation in prayer . |
| 19 | Only the Lithuanians accounted for so large a proportion of the population of their own republic , and the measure was widely seen as blocking rather than facilitating a transition to fully independent status . |
| 20 | To see ourselves in this way is to gain a perspective rather than to advocate a policy , yet the relation of these two activities will inevitably remain in the background of our work . |
| 21 | More important perhaps , its role was to work ‘ with the market rather than seeking a directive role . |
| 22 | Many readers are hindered by inaudibly ‘ pronouncing ’ each word rather than scanning a group of words to get the meaning of a sentence and rapid reading classes can be helpful in correcting this deficiency . |
| 23 | The circumstances of Japan 's opening to the West thus seemed calculated to reinforce rather than diminish a sense of separateness and need for security in the face of manifestly unequal treatment . |
| 24 | Rather than identify a point in time when some separation was effected , it is more constructive to locate successive shifts in the degree of subordination and the grounds of differentiation . |
| 25 | An added precautionary measure is to form Newco specially for the management buy-out rather than acquire a shelf company , because a shelf company 's accounting period may have commenced at a time when its Memorandum of Association does not reflect the relevant purpose test , for example , where a general trading company is purchased and turned into a holding company . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , aim to give the dog a good run every day , rather than undertaking a marathon at the weekend , for example . |
| 27 | Blufton had carefully manicured his image as a man of the people over the past couple of years , the sergeant went on , preferring to give interviews in an open-necked shirt and jeans — both with designer labels — rather than wear a suit . |
| 28 | ‘ We like staff as well as residents to show their individuality rather than wear a uniform . ’ |
| 29 | Replace the habit with something else rather than leaving a void . |
| 30 | The shoe feels exactly the same afterwards , which is the main reason runners want them resoled rather than buying a brand new pair . ’ |