Example sentences of "[vb pp] rather [conj] [being] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fears revolved more around the fact that potential conflict situations were being compounded rather than being created by conglomerates , and that these conflicts would be increasingly and more easily abused . |
| 2 | Power is intensely fragmented and dispersed rather than being centred in a small group of party leaders as in a parliamentary system . |
| 3 | The preferred method is measuring of the contaminant concentration , combined with some other measurement to ensure that the contaminant is being mineralised rather than being transformed to some other intermediate compound . |
| 4 | ‘ Too many companies have been marketing led rather than being motivated by what the customer really wants — which is good , tasty , hot food at a reasonable price . |
| 5 | As in the case of autarchic policy making , effective outside influence would require that public interest in specific social issues had already been articulated rather than being reflected in some generalized public unease . |
| 6 | Furthermore , recording them on video allows for discussion in which the ‘ rules of appropriateness ’ can begin to be described rather than being left to instinct . |