Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [subord] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The court will be disclined to construe a clause as excluding liability for deliberate breaches of contract or so as to defeat the whole object of the contract . |
| 2 | The scheme is not out of the woods yet ; and rather than break the law Maxen last week filled in the local VATman 's registration form . |
| 3 | And rather than viewing the party 's triumph in October as an expression of the will of the Russian masses , they see it as the product of manipulation of an unstable situation by an élite group of fanatical revolutionaries . |
| 4 | It says it works in accordance with our normal procedures except and rather than put the exceptions for access in that procedure , . |
| 5 | Finally to add a bit of orange or red colours to the tank , and rather than include the aggressive C. citrinellum or C. labiatum , which might cause problems for the beginner , you could add the orange-yellow form of Petenia splendida which , while not being a Cichlasoma , would make a good addition to the community tank as they are very peaceful despite their large size . |
| 6 | And rather than treading the boards … they were teetering two feet above them . |
| 7 | She generates interesting theories , offers stimulating possibilities , makes her pitch for a long exploration , and all but does the dance of the seven veils to persuade Rainbow to join her on a journey of self-discovery . |
| 8 | I will argue that the best way of seeing research is as an aid to increasing enlightenment and not as providing the answers . |
| 9 | An alternative way of examining this example might be to see the individuals as employees or representatives of the organisation , and thus as exercising the rights the organisation had gained for them through the treaty , independent of their member States . |
| 10 | It was not long — and far quicker than he knew — before she became aware of his scrutiny and soon after sensed the unusual and possibly intimidating intensity of it . |
| 11 | Arab states including Algeria , Jordan , Sudan , Syria and Yemen strongly condemned the plan , regarding it as setting a dangerous precedent in the region and also as signalling the effective three-way partitioning of Iraq into Kurdish , Sunni and Shia blocs . |
| 12 | Erm , with mum i i i is fine because she could from my point of view so , and also as regards the , if anything happens to me , then she gets a pension from the bank she gets |
| 13 | As we have seen , the establishment of a habit can create a situation where a horse refuses to think — irrespective of how intelligent a horse may be , and even if solving the problem is in the horse 's own interests . |
| 14 | Lotus One Source is more powerful and quicker than using the Hambros Company Guide reference book for identifying quoted companies in a particular sector . |
| 15 | And yet when justifying the shedding of the Buckfastleigh line as recently as 1990 , the DVR Company 's General Manager publicly claimed the original Dart Valley line was uneconomic ; losing £100,000 a year , and a financial drain on the Torbay line 's profitability ! |
| 16 | Stand and rehearse in front of a full length mirror , checking that you are smiling and making the right gestures , including liking your glass sufficiently high and forward when proposing the toast so that you convey enthusiasm . |
| 17 | Making an appeal to a specialist appellate tribunal is cheaper , quicker and easier than using the High Court . |
| 18 | If you do have one though moving around the screens is much quicker and easier than using the keyboard . |
| 19 | The first advantage to the participating company of all of these types of activity is that they are not seen by the reader as advertising but as part of the editorial content of the magazine and therefore as having the endorsement of the editorial staff . |
| 20 | But rather than helping the development of the country , these petrodollars would spread chaos and disappointment among millions of people , while offering fabulous opportunities of corruption to the court , the Shah 's family and may foreign companies and merchants . |
| 21 | But rather than repeat the conflicts about poor eating habits which had taken place between the patient and her family before admission , pressure should be taken off the meals themselves , during which patients are encouraged to interact in an appropriate social context . |
| 22 | Charityware resembles shareware , but rather than paying the author directly you are asked to make a charitable donation and inform the author . |
| 23 | In October , the Lord Chancellor and the four judges issued a joint statement which rejected the application of the CPS/GLS for any immediate increase in rights of audience but rather than approve the Bar 's rule indefinitely invited the Bar to consider time limiting the rule restricting rights of audience of employed barristers against a deadline of November 1994 . |
| 24 | But rather than cancel the station , it sent NASA off to redesign it . |
| 25 | This practically ruined him but rather than take the easy way out and declare himself bankrupt , he called a meeting of his creditors and asked for time to pay . |
| 26 | But rather than reducing the amount of such sliding , modern ideas seem to have increased it , for olistostromes are now recognised in all parts of the succession , autochthonous as well as allochthonous . |
| 27 | Giant clams rest with their shells slightly apart , not because they are waiting to trap unwary divers , but so as to expose the algae within the fleshy mantle . |
| 28 | The DeskJet Portable matched it , but only when using the 550C driver |
| 29 | Reason has a role , but only when doing the work of faith . |
| 30 | The number of days of practice needed before the patient has the courage to try and translate the visualization into action varies considerably , not only from one individual to another but even as regards the different stages of a person 's treatment . |