Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] [adj] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | Competition has been healthy rather than intense , and results are that close in some of the classes , that the overall winners will not be known until the Sunday evening . |
| 2 | Perhaps that role for the Scottish TUCC is being rejected because on many occasions it has been reactive rather than taking the initiative . |
| 3 | The decline has been inconspicuous rather than dramatic , and is patchy ; the existence in British academic life of external examiners is something of a safeguard ( they are unknown in American universities , where quality control is even less secure ) . |
| 4 | However , the effect has been cathartic rather than catastrophic . |
| 5 | ‘ While our batting has been good , the bowling has been steady rather than dynamic , which is why we have n't been bowling sides out a second time , ’ reasons Fraser . |
| 6 | The professional role has been minimal , and , where it has been relevant has been facilitative rather than directive or initiating . |
| 7 | Such deference , though , has been contingent rather than certain . |
| 8 | But , because it 's a command language and not a page description language the facilities it possesses are adequate rather than sophisticated . |
| 9 | Such power as it possesses is qualitative rather than quantitative . |