Example sentences of "rather than [art] national [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They 're on a worldwide scale rather than a national scale , but you have to recognise that there are only so many hours in the day in which you can be efficient .
2 He travelled up to Windermere to view the property and had exploratory discussions with Edgar , who indicated that he wished to retire but preferred to sell his hotel to an individual or small group rather than a national chain .
3 The report also calls for increased funding and a higher profile for the Energy Efficiency Office at the Department of Energy and suggests that energy policy should in future be formulated more at the European Community level rather than the national level .
4 And what we have today are entirely modern creations , syntheses , the result of countless unrecorded accidents rather than the national spirit seeking to realise itself .
5 Erm , again we utilize ninety one point nine two percent of the available inspecting officers ' time for inspections , rather than the national average of eighty four point three nine percent .
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