Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [prep] [noun] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally a lot of people are scared witless of getting on Microsoft 's blacklist and will only cooperate under subpoena rather than appear to be volunteering information . |
| 2 | In France the Directive has not been implemented in order to further nature conservation — that it has done so results by default rather than by design . |
| 3 | This is perhaps believed by practitioners rather than being a view that holds up to epistemological scrutiny . |
| 4 | Offa 's Dyke , covering lines some 150 miles long , although at points perhaps relying on rivers rather than ramparts for defence , is a work which reveals a tremendous ability to organise labour : the Danish Danevirke is child 's play compared with it . |
| 5 | In the Middle Ages goods were generally carried by pack-horse rather than waggons so some rivers and streams were crossed by such bridges , only 3ft wide . |
| 6 | You 're you 're proposing Tony that we do write to the bus company again and ask if the buses can come through just say through Halam rather than go down Station Lane at Edingley ? |
| 7 | Such approaches are best made by telephone rather than in writing and will only rarely be successful . |
| 8 | You know where they and they just multiplying by number rather than doing bit shifts . |
| 9 | They are generally bedded in mortar rather than in tile adhesive ; the tile surface is then sealed and polished to prevent dirt from marring the surface . |
| 10 | It is normally found in magazines rather than in newspapers , where the far less subtle advertising feature has been well established for years . |
| 11 | He 's just gone to pieces rather early . ’ |
| 12 | This looks as if the intervention is effective but it may be that the child is just responding to rewards rather than learning new behaviour . |
| 13 | a high calibre which is normally associated with subversives rather than criminals groups . ’ |
| 14 | The target is best expressed in hours rather than in money terms . |
| 15 | How much of the wage was normally paid in kind rather than cash ? |
| 16 | Mind you , the melon is just loaded with water rather than beer . ’ |
| 17 | But he normally sticks to brackets rather than , he 's got X is it X squared plus four , it 's exactly the same . |
| 18 | However , the Kolestral Super text is a leaflet which accompanies a hair conditioner , the sort of product which is predominantly used by women rather than men . |
| 19 | I think it is fair to say that the really top quality olives are usually sold in oil rather than in brine . |
| 20 | Mr Lang 's caution about the timing of the bill is thought to be more to do with protocol rather than an indication that the whole issue might be delayed . |
| 21 | Success is usually assessed by participants rather than by pragmatic managerial measurement of improvement . |
| 22 | Summer bedding is usually associated with flowers rather than foliage , but leaves can be as attractive as flowers if you choose the right plants . |
| 23 | Recognising this , some feminists have used the alternative strategy of deliberately playing with words rather than attempting straightforwardly to redefine them . |
| 24 | Press bureaux , where they existed , were small ; and the fact that they were usually headed by officials rather than experienced journalists did nothing to increase their efficiency . |
| 25 | As the outside and upper are also designed with weight rather than durability in mind , unless you are exceptionally light on your feet you would have to be either foolish or wealthy to train in a pair of racers . |
| 26 | Before we leave erm seventeen fours erm sheet , the there was a question I 'd have , I think it 's probably addressed to Graham rather than anything , nothing personal about this , er , the actual state of equivalent in the month , the third figure down in the last box |
| 27 | The restrictions generated by rational expectations models are very often non-linear and are also imposed across equations rather than in a single equation . |
| 28 | As this must have resulted in plenty of bruised fruit it was probably invented by winemakers rather than cooks , and mulberries have an interesting place in wine history . |
| 29 | By the same token , prices remain administered prices , also determined by planners rather than markets . |
| 30 | With parliamentary life now dominated by machines rather than individuals , the back benches are packed with men and women whose only hope is to be offered a job in the Whips ' Office or a junior ministerial brief . |