Example sentences of "rather [subord] because [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , its successes have been won in spite rather than because of that Movement . |
| 2 | But I suspected you were — well , feeling the way you did because of the way I 've been wrapped up in work , rather than because of any change in your condition . ’ |
| 3 | This seems to be because temple , villa and tomb sites have been plundered — mainly in antiquity — rather than because of any original dearth . |
| 4 | If the plan failed , it was because of Gaunt 's personal ambitions in Spain , rather than because of any objection of principle to the scheme . |
| 5 | The development of chaffinch song is most obviously classified as non-associative learning , because the bird learns its song by comparing it with a template rather than because of any consequence of singing a better chaffinch song . |
| 6 | The UK conversion to metric standards removed ambiguities from an area of international affairs because it was widely understood and accepted rather than because of any intrinsic merit . |