Example sentences of "[noun sg] rather [conj] act as " in BNC.
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| 1 | From now on wind instruments play an increasingly important role , engaging in independent dialogue rather than acting as ‘ fillers ’ for the strings . |
| 2 | The drift of his remarks is likely to find favour with the Lord Chancellor , Lord Mackay of Clashfern , who said last year that many litigants wanted fuller participation in the legal process rather than acting as bystanders in cases conducted by lawyers . |
| 3 | This leaves the school in the weak position of reacting to opinion rather than acting as an opinion former . |
| 4 | The movements of plates would be greatly complicated if they were to undergo significant internal deformation rather than acting as thin but rigid caps in motion around a sphere . |
| 5 | The strict delineation of expression of the ICAMs ( ICAM-1 is expressed on activated leukocytes , endothelium and epithelium ; ICAM-2 is constitutively expressed on leukocytes and endothelium ; ICAM-3 is constitutively expressed only on leukocytes ) suggests that each serves a specific purpose rather than acting as a ‘ failsafe ’ for the other ICAMs . |