Example sentences of "[noun] rather [conj] [verb] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The examination , therefore , can now be seen as the culmination of the course rather than viewed as an unwelcome intrusion as it was previously . |
| 2 | So also , where an impoverished family left their accommodation on receipt of a distress warrant for rent arrears rather than wait for an eviction order , they were held by the House of Lords to have become homeless intentionally and this encouraged local housing authorities to require such orders before accepting such homeless applicants . |
| 3 | Many may eventually be able to work from home rather than commute to an office . |
| 4 | ‘ Women 's issues must become a central focus of organisations rather than trail as an afterthought at the end of an agenda ’ . |
| 5 | The West had now to adapt itself to a lengthy period of Cold War competition with the USSR rather than prepare for an imminent crisis . |
| 6 | This leaves the school in the weak position of reacting to opinion rather than acting as an opinion former . |
| 7 | In such a case , the husband will , if possible , wish to be released by the mortgagee from the future liability under the mortgage rather than rely upon an indemnity from the wife , and although the mortgagee should be aware of the proceedings between the parties by virtue of the notification required to be made to it under r2.59(4) of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991 ( see p3 ) , a formal application will doubtless have to be made by the husband for a release . |
| 8 | Let him start talking up our achievements rather than pointing to an agenda which his party has already signed up to which would destroy millions of jobs through statutory works councils , statutory minimum wage and statutory compulsory working week . |
| 9 | If someone has special talents or interests , ask them to run sessions for other residents rather than getting in an outsider . |