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

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1 Pitch , of course , gets progressively softer as it is heated , and similarly , since the rocks of the mantle are also at high temperatures — the temperature in the earth increases downwards at a rate of about 30 degrees C per kilometre — they can also be thought of as being rather ‘ soft ’ .
2 In due course it was bred a little shorter in the leg , with finer bone and a better udder , though it was still disparaged as being rather ungainly and plain .
3 I think we will be regarded as being rather limited .
4 I have always thought of myself as being rather unfavourably viewed by the art establishment and that includes journalists in Britain .
5 Harmony is dependent on the species being considered , but with fish that have a potential size of 12″ these stocking levels could be thought of as being rather high .
6 Second , as well as being rather homogeneous with respect to age , contract computer staff share an exclusive body of technical knowledge and this , despite their individualism , promotes a sense of common identity .
7 People of his generation do tend to regard £1000 as being rather a lot of money , although the rest of us realise that it will hardly keep your motor car in petrol for long .
8 Among snatches of conversation , both of us remember his referring to the underground as being rather like hell .
9 Thirdly , although its intention is to encourage depth it can end up as being rather superficial , and indeed possibly dangerous , in failing to be aware of the pitfalls into which meditation not properly understood can fall .
10 We still regard the present form of the policy and the explanatory wording as being rather too restrictive .
11 Quite apart from the fact that they find it very interesting , I think that people outside the university would be pleased to know that a course of such down to earth practical is taught in a place which they sometimes regard as being rather airy fairy .
12 An irritating feature of Wien filters is that to vary the pass or rejection frequency , ideally both capacitances or , as is rather easier , both resistances should be varied in sympathy .
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