Example sentences of "rather [conj] making a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things began to improve in the nineteenth century , however , when more coordinated methods were employed , and for the first time , digging began to be directed at finding out about Pompeii , rather than making a profit . |
| 2 | This is because the government 's objectives relate to the welfare of New Zealanders rather than making a profit . |
| 3 | It seems police failure to raise a national alarm may have fooled Stewart into lying low rather than making a run for it . |
| 4 | to take multiple measurements of the same patient , rather than making a treatment decision based on a single observation . |
| 5 | I do not know whether that is being emulated elsewhere , so I am asking rather than making a statement . |
| 6 | That rather than making a block grant for somebody because we know they do a good job , that we do more directly relate that to services they 're providing to us and output . |