Example sentences of "than [vb infin] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first point is that they were largely developmental rather than research in the accepted sense . |
| 2 | Graham 's devotion to his family has always been such that he drives home every night from Test matches in London rather than stay in the team hotel . |
| 3 | The teacher in higher education should be trying to promote genuine independence of mind , rather than act in the guise of a pied piper . |
| 4 | The head had gone to great lengths to buy his own school rather than work in the state sector precisely so that he could be king-pin with nobody telling him what to do . |
| 5 | Another American firm , McDonnell Douglas , has a smaller product range , and by the mid-1980s was wondering whether to get out of the industry entirely rather than compete in the next generation of civil airliners . |
| 6 | Such splendour is not for most of us , either as patrons or purchasers ; but , if he is content to appreciate the diligence of the scribe rather than luxuriate in the extravagancies of the illuminator , the collector can assemble single leaves from a wide variety of manuscripts at modest cost . |
| 7 | I thought it was more sensible to walk to the library rather than go in the car cos |
| 8 | This disingenuous acceptance of the status quo , pregnant with career opportunities , is basic to those who feed on the effects of social problems rather than engage in the struggle to deal with causes . |
| 9 | Nor was there a satisfactory body of analysis on matters of this kind : too many of the scholars concerned had preferred to write works that were ‘ reminiscent at times of complimentary toasts ’ rather than engage in the difficult task of examining the complex nature of nationality relations in real life . |
| 10 | They could not understand a man who chose privacy rather than the comfort of comradeship and shared pleasures ; who read books on mathematics and astronomy rather than drink in the mess with his fellow-officers . |
| 11 | WITH increasing signs that people are preparing to spend rather than save in the run-up to the election , consumer confidence is at its highest level since July 1990 , according to a report from Business Strategies , the economic consultancy , and Gallup , the polling organisation , yesterday . |
| 12 | Like all other sex programmes , this one will have no impact on the sex lives of the British ; it will simply provide another excuse for people to watch sex on television rather than participate in the practicals . |
| 13 | Grobbelaar , Anfield 's No 1 keeper for 11 years , lost his place a week later when he resumed his international career with Zimbabwe rather than play in the opening League game at Nottingham Forest . |
| 14 | The hon. Gentleman should perhaps concentrate on feeding his sheep rather than intervene in the debate at this stage . |
| 15 | The Maccabees fought rather than acquiesce in the placing of a statue of Zeus in the Temple . |
| 16 | The situation is such that it is care by the community rather than care in the community . |
| 17 | Rather than revel in the recovery in house prices , therefore , a bold government would act now to prevent the next house-price boom , and thereby help make the longed-for economic recovery more durable . |