Example sentences of "rather [art] [adj] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | This makes the transitions less well defined and subject to jitter in rather the same way as a multivibrator will jitter if the initial approach to transistor turn-on is not rapid . |
| 2 | In other words , the new company would start life structured in rather the same way as BP , with a Government shareholding but without the Government taking any part in the business . |
| 3 | In rather the same way as in some Basic Needs Strategies , a checklist of desirable attributes of a good strategy can be compiled ( Blaikie , Cameron & Seddon 1979 ) . |
| 4 | They seem to act on the host 's nervous system in rather the same way as an addictive drug . |
| 5 | Your personality sets boundaries on what you can and can not do in rather the same way that your physical build also sets constraints . |
| 6 | Moreover , white holes , by acting as conduits to bring new material and spacetime into new regions of the Universe , would act in rather the same way as ‘ Little Bangs ’ , at least on the local level ( the ‘ locality ’ , of course , being extremely large ) . |
| 7 | This means that instead of being a monolithic operating system running monolithic applications , the program just calls in bits of code as they are needed from libraries of routines — rather the same way that ICL Plc 's VME mainframe operating system works . |
| 8 | This means that instead of being a monolithic operating system running monolithic applications , the program just calls in bits of code as they are needed from libraries of routines — rather the same way that ICL Plc 's VME mainframe operating system works . |
| 9 | Last year 's debate was marked by a speech by the right hon. and learned Member for Surrey , East ( Sir G. Howe ) , who was in the Chamber a moment ago , rather like Banquo 's ghost , but has disappeared , in rather the same way . |
| 10 | In rather the same way the practice of giving hostages for the due execution of a treaty , quite common in the distrustful atmosphere of the sixteenth century , was last seen in operation in 1748 , when two British peers were sent to Paris as guarantees of the restitution by Britain of the conquests she had made in north America at the expense of France . |
| 11 | All substances contain various amounts of energy within their chemical structures in rather the same way that the ball in Figure 6.4 possesses a potential energy proportional to its height above some datum . |
| 12 | You know she never has liked village people , and she 's always had rather a squashing way towards kids . |
| 13 | Perhaps it was stupid of me , but I had expected so much , if in rather a vague way , that the reality was a bitter shock : I was unqualified , I had no degree , I was n't even trained as a secretary . |
| 14 | This happy period of my life came to an end in rather a stupid way . |
| 15 | The steward was not left to mourn that his bottles found no custom : there was treating and return treating , and one humble Highlander who could sing Gaelic songs was made the sink into which was poured the spirits bought by sundry odd pence ; and , to the satisfaction of those who deem it a noble accomplishment the filling a man drunk , this Celt was brought into that pitiable condition , and manifested the power of the spirits over his brain in rather a curious way , — he was for kissing all round . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's rather a long way , though . |
| 17 | It does , unfortunately , leave you rather a long way from your car ; but never mind , at least you 're used to walking by now ! |
| 18 | We did n't go on the motorbike that time , since Darlington was rather a long way and the general unreliability of the machine argued against using it . |
| 19 | The first major thing I did was to have a road laid from the top , rather a long way . |
| 20 | ‘ London 's rather a long way . ’ |
| 21 | Although different presentation styles are appropriate to different media this is not indicated on the list and you will need to refer either to the Quick Reference Guide ( a single folder card that you should try to keep handy ) or to Chapter 20 of the User Guide — which frankly seems rather a long way in ! |
| 22 | You , of course , have your headquarters in Tunbridge Wells , is n't that rather a long way to have much contact with Brighton ? |
| 23 | Up until then most of John 's friends and colleagues had heard any news in rather a fragmented way at parties or in the pub , which was frustrating for them . |
| 24 | Peregrine , however , was there lying back in his chair and offering himself to the hot sun in rather a shameless way . |
| 25 | That is rather a ponderous way of saying that no one in his right mind doubts the truth of my assertion about the states in which Bill will be found , because there are two of them and he must be in one or the other . |
| 26 | Once he rubbed his shoulder in rather an obvious way . |
| 27 | He says modestly that he ‘ got into rather an idle way ’ , but Wordsworth 's way of ‘ idling ’ offers little comfort to those who might consider him as a precedent for their own incapacity . |
| 28 | ( This also gives the texts of the statutes , but they are often broken up between different titles in rather an inconvenient way , which is one of the reasons why the text in Statutes in Force is preferable . ) |