Example sentences of "[conj] [be] rather " in BNC.

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1 Here , the items of contention in the theories of the state appear as features which can be used to characterize each particular state ; for we need to consider in every instance the extent to which the state is independent of other social spheres , or on the contrary is subordinate to ‘ constellations of interest ’ which themselves have to be specified , and further , the degree to which the state is a repressive agency which dominates society ( and what the sources of that domination are ) , or is rather the executive body of society as a whole .
2 Most smaller crustacea have exoskeletons that are rather delicate , and for this reason the fossil record of the shrimps , for example , is somewhat incomplete .
3 In this section we shall look at some scientific mysteries that are rather more profound than the skin-colours of dinosaurs or prehistoric human beings .
4 ‘ To make a valve work properly , there 's a lot of nasties in there — a lot of production processes that are rather unsanitary .
5 This research is mainly concerned with how the child uses the computer when performing tasks that are rather like simple games .
6 ‘ To make a valve work properly , there 's a lot of nasties in there — a lot of production processes that are rather unsanitary .
7 I mean molecules that are rather larger , molecules that actually are rather important in biological systems .
8 When rights of conquest or hereditary rights had placed two or more territories under a medieval ruler , he was quite accustomed to finding that they were ruled under different constitutions and he would not think of trying to impose a uniform system of government on them ; Queen Elizabeth had rights and duties in England that were rather different from the rights and duties she had in the Channel Islands , which were all that was left of William the Conqueror 's Norman territories , and it was perfectly natural for each new English acquisition overseas to be won on terms that differed from what had happened previously .
9 It does at times reveal a certain despair over her present situation — a fact that is rather concerning .
10 Yet it is a view that is rather more difficult to dismiss , if only because there is at its heart a real , and so far unresolved , problem .
11 That is something that is rather difficult to define in present-day Iran .
12 One holds that the writer does most of the work beforehand , laying a plan that is rather like an egg — and the story hatches , almost of its own accord .
13 It should be added that some influential and interesting recent developments of linguistic or stylistic criticism , notably Roger Fowler 's Literature as Social Discourse , propose a kind of functional analysis that is rather different from those we have been considering .
14 To what er they show some of the old films like they had in them days some of these circus pictures and travel pictures Now I 'll tell you something that 's rather remarkable I 'll I 'll b tell you as briefly as I can .
15 So it could be something that 's rather time consuming ?
16 Actually it 's red and pink ones that 's rather nice .
17 In all these bizarre religious groups , one is in fact trying to recreate in an imaginative way a world that 's rather different from us .
18 He felt entitled to a response that was rather more sympathetic , to say the least .
19 Thatcher 's friends , such as former United Biscuits boss Sir Hector Laing , used to implore her to give British industry the kind of support that was rather more consistent than those who bought and sold its shares in the City .
20 That it had made contact was evident , for Sister Mary let out a cry , a weird sound that was rather a yell not a scream .
21 ‘ And anyway , ’ whispered another voice , and one that was rather more matter-of-fact because it was her own , ‘ there 's a young eagle out there called Creggan who needs to know a few things if he 's going to survive and be free . ’
22 One reason was for communications , but another reason that was rather intriguing to scientists was that they could actually look at stars and look at the space between the stars and use a different region of the spectrum , in particular the radio region .
23 Mm , not the something that 's sort of , funny that happened by mistake , something that was rather planned in that case
24 Although we can not be categorical in relation to the cases in this study , other research has indicated that psychiatrists rarely trouble themselves with the social circumstances of individuals referred , and are rather preoccupied with evidence of mental disorder ( Bean , 1980 ) .
25 For you must really endeavour to get ahead with your composition , and that you can do if you have in readiness copies of symphonies and divertimenti to present to a Prince or to some other patron … the divertimenti can be copied very quickly , even though it is true that yours have a number of parts and are rather long …
26 Our human digestive system has a struggle with such things as alcohol , but we are resilient and are rather good at detoxifying the many dubious substances that we inflict on our long-suffering internal organs .
27 Floatplanes have some handling similarities to tailwheel aircraft and are rather different from tricycle landplanes .
28 Conservative party groups are better organized , better supported and are rather more effective than their Labour counterparts .
29 The fruits associated with such dispersers are conspicuous , produced in abundance , and are rather watery , sugary and with little nutritive value , for they have little fat or protein .
30 At the post-impressionist exhibition you could scarcely move at all for people , but at the new spirit in painting exhibition , which is currently on at the R A , there 's a lot of space and people on the whole go round very quickly and are rather sceptical about it all .
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