Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] rather than " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , we were hopeful of the future of the still young department , when the decision was made to seek CNAA validation for the courses offered by the College , and we prepared to rewrite ours to take account of our experience , and to justify our intentions more fully than we had had to do before to critics from whom we expected scepticism rather than sympathy . |
| 2 | For our latest companions this was a new experience , but the glacier was benign and they were confident , unhurried walkers who found pleasure rather than because of the crevasses or steep , unstable cliffs . |
| 3 | However , all of our established clients will also be visiting us at our showrooms where they know we retain our most important pieces which are shown to their greatest advantage in a purpose built gallery rather than on temporary stands . |
| 4 | But as with all his writings , he contributed phrases rather than ideas , relying on Mao for the latter . |
| 5 | Omar believed we would do better in this lowland country if we used camels rather than mules . |
| 6 | To date there have been eight experiments , all but one of which used photons rather than protons . |
| 7 | They also began firing in built kilns rather than in open fires , which ensured a more even and consistent firing , and more predictable results ( Alexiou , undated ) . |
| 8 | This image of an undamaged whole brought with it a doubt which Franca found piquant rather than disturbing . |
| 9 | It was not possible suddenly to change direction , yet the damage being done to education was obvious as campuses sometimes resembled market-places rather than institutions of higher learning . |
| 10 | Her sense of duty meant that she was an absent parent , while Prince Philip was a cold and distant father who instilled fear rather than affection . |
| 11 | Informed on by the Spanish police , he committed suicide rather than be captured by the Gestapo , by taking an overdose of morphine . |
| 12 | The prime requirement for opposing batsmen became courage rather than skill , and it was all unnecessary since they were such fine bowlers that they could dismiss teams cheaply when bowling in an orthodox manner . |
| 13 | Chosen routes were those which minimized population rather than distance . |
| 14 | If the glands secreted sweat rather than scent , that hints at thermoregulation , or warm-bloodedness . |
| 15 | On the other , a research report commissioned by the Lord Chancellor 's Department was critical of the quality of service provided by duty solicitors , with a high proportion relying on telephoned advice rather than attendance at the police station . |
| 16 | In fact , of course , this essentially non-capitalist approach to work benefited employers rather than workers . |
| 17 | How lucky for us that on that particular day we did not instead to the Taï market , or stay in bed because of malaria , and that we followed Ricci rather than Brutus , Héra , or any one of the others . |
| 18 | Born in Perthshire in 1874 , Fergusson , who died in 1961 , acknowledged a debt to the Glasgow School of painting which emphasised colour rather than line . |
| 19 | It included most of modern France , with the exception of the old Roman province of Septimania , lying between the Rhône delta and the Pyrenees , which remained subject to the Visigoths until the eighth century , and Brittany , over which the Franks exercised influence rather than direct rule . |
| 20 | The first principle reiterates a point made earlier : although they favoured reform rather than punishment , this was not for humanitarian reasons . |
| 21 | Even the most well-intentioned and politically sensitive non-governmental organizations found themselves supporting projects which in the long term strengthened individuals rather than communities , unrealistically raised expectations or created unintended dependency relationships . |
| 22 | Further , as Byrne ( 1975 ) has shown , the allocation of resources in secondary schools quickly took on a pattern which favoured boys rather than girls , with limited provision of science and technical subject facilities in mixed schools , and minimal provision of these in girls schools . |
| 23 | He found one that took money rather than a card and dialled a number . |
| 24 | ( I subsequently had ( 27 April ) a site meeting with an EGBT official , who completed a proposal form on the spot — however , the funding aspects are not my main concern here ; suffice it to say , 1 ) that I have always been confident that funding would be secured from one source or another , and 2 ) that my direct approach to SNH was done only because I had indications that their project approvals took months rather than weeks — something I have subsequently been assured is not true ) . |
| 25 | Today we use the word ‘ meditation ’ quite differently : in Hilton 's time it meant study rather than a purely contemplative exercise . |
| 26 | They could not understand a man who chose privacy rather than the comfort of comradeship and shared pleasures ; who read books on mathematics and astronomy rather than drink in the mess with his fellow-officers . |
| 27 | Although it took years rather than months , new general managers were appointed throughout the NHS and steadily reorganised their Health Authorities along general management lines . |
| 28 | But I meant content rather than presentation . |
| 29 | He had sympathy for her , although he was irritated by how many of the new high-fliers questioned orders rather than carried them out . |
| 30 | President Jesse Jackson 's reforming US administration offered encouragement rather than sending in the marines . |