Example sentences of "rather [conj] punishment " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Rimington the key is prevention by education rather than punishment after the event . |
| 2 | However in view of the emphasis on prevention rather than punishment , the most likely form of action to be taken by the Factory Inspectorate is the service of an improvement notice to the factory occupier requiring certain measures to be taken , within a specified time , to achieve compliance with the Act 's provisions . |
| 3 | Through knowing what happens if we empower Ego , and by understanding our payoffs , we can decide to change — to choose love rather than fear , joy rather than struggle , forgiveness rather than punishment , cooperation rather than competition , honesty rather than deception , responsibility rather than blame ; and to do so every day of our lives . |
| 4 | The first principle reiterates a point made earlier : although they favoured reform rather than punishment , this was not for humanitarian reasons . |
| 5 | Peter Smallridge , ADSS president , endorsed the emphasis on care and control rather than punishment . |
| 6 | However , the recognition which is generally held was that the increase in the criminal statistics was because police and public alike were more willing to bring charges against young offenders because of the reshaping of the court system towards help and reformation , rather than punishment . |
| 7 | But if firms perceive that a deviation will be followed by renegotiation rather than punishment this means that punishment would never be carried out , and so agreement to collude could not be reached in the first place . |
| 8 | In 1911 the inaugural conference of the National Council of Public Morals ( NCPM ) announced that prevention rather than punishment was to be the keynote in the regeneration of the nation 's moral life . |
| 9 | He said it was a case where Say needed help rather than punishment . |