Example sentences of "rather [subord] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who are qualified in Medicine and who are seeking further professional training rather than studies for a postgraduate degree should write to the Postgraduate Dean at the Lister Postgraduate Institute , Hill Square , Edinburgh EH8 9DR . |
| 2 | The sufferer has to learn to live in reality , blaming self rather than others for his or her own problems and recognising that unconditional love could only be received when it is equally freely given . |
| 3 | SIR — I admire Philip Gwinnell 's careful aural scrutiny of the Labour Party broadcast ( letter , April 8 ) , but I feel I should point out , in the interest of accuracy , that ‘ All Together Now ’ was recorded by The Farm rather than Tears For Fears . |
| 4 | At the grassroots , health initiatives and programmes are seen as ways to strengthen organizations rather than reasons for building them . |
| 5 | Jane had decreed bowls rather than plates for the curry and spooned it out in the kitchen whence it was ferried by Christopher , Francis and Martine ( Jane 's mind darted back involuntarily to Puchero and gauchos in Argentina ) . |
| 6 | In addition , it is hard to tell how much of the cash and sayings comprise everyday cash-flow rather than investments for income or gain . |
| 7 | Offa 's Dyke , covering lines some 150 miles long , although at points perhaps relying on rivers rather than ramparts for defence , is a work which reveals a tremendous ability to organise labour : the Danish Danevirke is child 's play compared with it . |
| 8 | However , Le Roy Ladurie sees the strikes and uprisings of this period as expressions or frustration rather than campaigns for political change . |
| 9 | The combination of this group of activists with either the residents or the workers was likely to raise questions on the continued operation of the factory , rather than demands for it to be operated safely , as the activists refused to accept that it was possible to work safely with asbestos or other toxic substances , following their similar rebuttal of threshold limits for exposure to radiation in the anti-nuclear movement . |
| 10 | The ethnic differences that emerged elsewhere in the USSR in the late 1980s were for the most part more traditional , almost ‘ tribal ’ in character , in that they sprang from antipathies between ethnic groups with different religious , linguistic and historical backgrounds and expressed themselves in the form of communal clashes rather than pressures for formal independence . |
| 11 | ‘ Gainsharing ’ PRP systems , which reward groups rather than individuals for increased productivity , could be one solution , he says . |