Example sentences of "would [be] [verb] rather [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With good reason some senators argued that the position of the president in these vital matters would be strengthened rather than weakened . |
| 2 | This would mean re-examining the current grouping of units of production into larger enterprises , but the point is that ‘ enterprises ’ , as groupings of operating units , would be reconstructed rather than simply dismantled into small independent components . |
| 3 | My presumption is that there is a suggestion that development would be facilitated rather than hindered by the removal of the greenbelt protection . |
| 4 | In that way , she argued , speculation about the marriage would be dampened rather than intensified . |
| 5 | ‘ If we think back to what I said earlier , perhaps understanding as such would be disabling rather than helpful . |