Example sentences of "but rather the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | t If so-called ‘ so-called poststructuralism ’ is the product of a single historical moment , then that moment is probably not May 1968 but rather the Algerian War of Independence — no doubt itself both a symptom and a product . |
| 2 | What gives the Arabic version its sense of continuity is not , as in the case of English , the use of a series of identical themes ( I , I , I , … ) but rather the frequent thematization of processes as expressed in verbs , mainly ‘ saw ’ but also ‘ occupied ’ and ‘ pleases ’ . |
| 3 | In contrast with most other studies on exfoliative cytology for bile duct strictures this study has not focused on a particular primary site of tumour but rather the overall use of cytology with biliary strictures . |
| 4 | you can not protect the general theme or idea for a piece of sculpture , for example , but rather the fixed expression of it in stone or marble or , as mentioned , specific drawings in charcoal or some other medium worked on paper . |
| 5 | The functional link for this class of proteins may not be their own protein sequence , but rather the nucleic acid structures recognized by their binding domains . |
| 6 | What the mite is after , though , is not the blood of its host , but rather the regurgitated food usually produced so that the ant can feed each other and the ant larvae . |
| 7 | Its evocative power derived not only from its biblical roots , but also from the fact that it did not evoke clergy or hierarchy but rather the basic equality of all the baptized . |
| 8 | Benjamin seized his torch , brought the flame as near as he could and examined not the wounds , but rather the dead priest 's shabby , bloodstained tunic . |