Example sentences of "rather than [prep] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Daniel Sumner , UK product marketing manager says that Office is actually moving away from the applet approach rather than towards it . |
| 2 | Undoubtedly Kingston 's favourite verb , it is used again and again to describe the alacrity with which his heroes rush into adventure : by contrast , their enemies often scamper as well , but away from danger rather than towards it , thus implying the superiority of the British race which is taken for granted in the yarns of the last century . |
| 3 | With a Newtonian reflector , therefore , the observer looks into the tube rather than up it , so that for pointing to a planet or a star it is usually helpful to have a small refracting telescope mounted on to the side of the tube to act as a finder . |
| 4 | Women appeared to have move down the scale in men 's esteem , rather than up it . |
| 5 | Instead they set out to ride roughshod over the legislative branch , attempting to govern without congress rather than with it . |
| 6 | I believe that it is valuable for children to learn to use this experience , and to become able , at will , to look at language rather than through it , to think about it as well as with it . |
| 7 | The Bugis step their masts directly on to the deck rather than through it on to the hull floor beneath . |
| 8 | Aim over the top of the microphone rather than at it . |
| 9 | As we grow older , who we are will be more and more clearly etched in our appearance , but we can use this positively and work with it , rather than against it . |
| 10 | To quote Gray and Jenkins ( 1985 , p. 165 ) again : ‘ The moves beyond Rayner to the FMI represent attempts to work within the political and organisation system , rather than against it and to couch debate in terms of means rather than ends ’ . |
| 11 | The need for arousal thought well should I be absolutely calm when I 'm giving a presentation but I never am so is it right and now understanding that you need a certain level of arousal to be able to perform at all is is satisfying for me because at least I understand the situation now and able to work with it rather than against it . |
| 12 | But second , enough of an overwhelming victory for the incumbent leader to rule out what has always been the more credible avenue through which change might occur : her own apprehension , reaching her by whatever means , that perhaps the time has come to quit — before the election rather than after it . |