Example sentences of "[conj] [am/are] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most smaller crustacea have exoskeletons that are rather delicate , and for this reason the fossil record of the shrimps , for example , is somewhat incomplete . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ To make a valve work properly , there 's a lot of nasties in there — a lot of production processes that are rather unsanitary . |
| 4 | This research is mainly concerned with how the child uses the computer when performing tasks that are rather like simple games . |
| 5 | ‘ To make a valve work properly , there 's a lot of nasties in there — a lot of production processes that are rather unsanitary . |
| 6 | I mean molecules that are rather larger , molecules that actually are rather important in biological systems . |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Floatplanes have some handling similarities to tailwheel aircraft and are rather different from tricycle landplanes . |
| 11 | Conservative party groups are better organized , better supported and are rather more effective than their Labour counterparts . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Rose ( 1868 ) , do not obviously suggest serious historical study , but are rather part of a long series of more popular works on Mary , in which Jean Plaidy and Madeleine Bingham are among the most recent exponents ; and there is a certain charm about the publication , in 1793 , of a work by one J. F. Gaum , Marie Stuart und Marie Antoinette in der Underwelt . |
| 15 | Simply by putting relatively isolated community groups together Highlander is able to convey a sense of purpose to these groups which springs from the confidence gained by the realisation that their problems are not confined to themselves , nor in most cases caused by any deficiency or fault of their own , but are rather due to outside forces of oppression which are also being used against other people in other communities . |
| 16 | The ovaries are the female equivalent of the male testes but are rather more economical in their production of seed , each releasing one egg every other month . |
| 17 | It is difficult to see , for example , how the relation earlier/later can be made clear sense of without allowing the possibility of developing complexes , i.e. complexes which are not complete , but are rather in the " process of completion " . |
| 18 | Both act as a barrier against the elements in winter , but are rather unsuitable choices for summer . |
| 19 | The character stats are amongst the most comprehensive in any RPG , but are rather poorly presented . |
| 20 | Lane has argued that ‘ ruling class ’ interpretations of the Soviet Union are inappropriate because the holders of state power do not possess and inherit property but are rather in the same market position as other wage-earners . |
| 21 | Beliefs are not conjured up out of nothing but are rather a response to experience . |
| 22 | Certainly the most difficult ideas in statistics have little to do with mathematics but are rather about what is knowable and how it may be known . |