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 . |