Example sentences of "would [vb infin] rather [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To see that there is a take up of the car contract hire scheme , it constantly has to be held , or kept unde , the scheme has to be kept under review , to make sure that it is attractive and it is what er , the employees want to see , and would prefer rather than an alternate means of transport . |
| 2 | He mentioned the need to bring out the practical application of subjects , in ways which would enhance rather than displace theoretical understanding . |
| 3 | By the very definition of the system , the detailed direction of the educational programmes would evolve rather than be rigidly pre-established , but some of the broad areas which may attract attention are the educational development of co-operatives , leadership development , community economics , and issues of environmental health and the management of the natural environment . |
| 4 | ’ — A response which would damage rather than increase the influence of the Merkuts in the Khanate , ’ Alexei observed . |
| 5 | The Prime Minister argued against him , and when opinion swung heavily in the Chancellor 's favour he indicated that he would resign rather than accept the settlement . |
| 6 | Mahathir said that the formation of such a group would benefit rather than stifle world trade . |
| 7 | What they still lack is what the Tories would fear rather than scorn : three easy sentences to ring the bell . |
| 8 | Parents ' reports of birth weight and gestational age are sufficiently accurate for analysis and not necessarily worse than hospital case notes ; lack of accuracy would decrease rather than increase the strength of the observed associations . |
| 9 | Of course she did n't know anything and even if she did , she would die rather than say , but suppose he guessed she knew something ? |
| 10 | She would die rather than roll her eyes and wriggle and blush . |
| 11 | I think a lot of people are getting too excited about a technology which is which has been dreamed up by people who wish it would happen rather than prove it can happen . |
| 12 | Normally you would paraphrase rather than quote , because this is a way of rewriting the relevant material in a way which assimilates it into your essay ( rather than , as with a quotation , leaving it sticking out because of its different style ) . |
| 13 | The superimposition of massive conventional forces on what should have been an atomic strategy , made no sense to Churchill , who appreciated that financial pressures would reduce rather than increase the number of divisions that Britain could contribute to Western European defence . |
| 14 | Sir Bryan rejects all of the many arguments advanced by the Bar to the effect that the extension of audience rights would reduce rather than extend competition . |
| 15 | A former Labour Prime Minister got that far in his thinking in the 1970s when he pointed out that one could not have high inflation and lots of employment and that high inflation would reduce rather than increase the number of jobs . |
| 16 | Lucille thought the girl and the cavalry officer made a very fine couple , but she wished the girl would smile rather than hold her face in such a cold and supercilious expression . |
| 17 | The Polish government debated von Ribbentrop 's proposals and decided that , if granted , concessions to Hitler would start rather than end with Danzig , and would lead to demands for the return of Mazuria , Poznań and Silesia . |
| 18 | If the hon. Gentleman would listen rather than talk , he would learn that the price formula for gas has also been revised : where it was minus 2 on the controllable costs it is now going to minus 5 — another tough target . |
| 19 | If there was a ‘ fundamental disequilibrium ’ , then the appropriate action was a devaluation of the currency since temporary finance would delay rather than solve the basic problem . |
| 20 | At the conference , the US Secretary of State James Baker promised that the USA 's engagement in Asia would increase rather than decrease following the end of US-Soviet confrontation . |