Example sentences of "than having the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than having the whole of the public and the press against us , we gained support . |
| 2 | There is nothing more infuriating and destructive than having the discussion dominated by those who have not got a proper grasp of the subject because they have failed to read the material provided . |
| 3 | Rather than having the unskilled parts of the operation — the lifting and placing — performed by the robot , and the skilled part — the welding — performed by the welder , the opposite solution was adopted . |
| 4 | The attention paid to posture is most noticeable at the foot end , for rather than having the feet at right-angles to the ankles they are totally relaxed and display a more natural attitude of repose . |
| 5 | The strategy adopted for the defence of absolutism and reason is firstly to protect philosophy from the intrusion of the sociology of knowledge and secondly to assert that there is simply no other way than having the absolute standards of reason . |
| 6 | Here , experience of a particular sector is less important as a previous record of achievement in searching for such individuals than having the necessary weight and calibre to be able to attract those people . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , having a consistent worldwide system is more important than having the best possible one in any single state . |
| 8 | ‘ There is nothing I like more than having the house filled with young people . |
| 9 | However , rather than having the guests whispering conspiratorially amongst themselves the unmentionable secret that this is a second marriage , some speakers prefer a more direct and honest approach . |
| 10 | Moreover , members believe that having their party in office , whatever betrayals it may perpetrate on its supporters in the country , is better than having the opposition take over . |
| 11 | Rather than having the police putting their big feet in it all over the place . ’ |
| 12 | I can think of nothing more damaging to law and order in the metropolis than having the hon. Gentleman as chairman of such an authority . |
| 13 | It 's better than having the water . |