Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In theory , during this period their potential to adapt technology to source inputs locally ( as had occurred in Biafra during the civil war ) , rather than to import them might have given them a competitive edge over the large manufacturing companies managed and partly owned from overseas .
2 Such a catalogue inevitably tends to describe and characterise artists rather than evaluate them , while interpretation is likely to be left to quotations from the artists .
3 Even when American analysts admit that the USSR has access rather than base rights in Cam Ranh Bay and Danang they argue that the apparent permanency of its presence in these ports means that this access has effectively provided the USSR with its only operating military base between Vladivostok and the East coast of Africa .
4 She should be blessing her young sister rather than cursing her , she thought wryly .
5 As he said in a radio broadcast in 1946 , the Criterion in later years " tended to reflect a particular point of view rather than to illustrate a variety of views on that plane . "
6 Spanking may actually stamp in , rather than eliminate , your child 's misbehaviour .
7 Rather than eliminate any further jobs on top of the 1,000 that the company has budgeted to shed this year , IBM UK Ltd chief executive Nick Temple is expected to ask senior staffers to bear some of the pain and accept pay reductions — and it could happen : Temple has been telling anyone who will listen that if IBM UK makes a penny profit this year , it will be the most amazing turnround in corporate history .
8 Education may enhance the ability to produce justifications , rather than eliminate racism tout court .
9 If that is wrong , let them tell us why , rather than differentiate between dead bodies on the basis of whether a diagnosis was made before or after death , or whether the patient stops breathing in the accident and emergency department rather than a medical ward .
10 The writer of this extract may have felt that she or he was paraphrasing rather than plagiarising , and might point to the reference made in the extract to Leech and Short as evidence that she or he was not being dishonest .
11 The story of Jacob and Rachel illustrates the love of a man for a woman , a love which is human and normal , but based on heavenly values , on giving rather than taking .
12 Halifax , the largest building society , is preparing to transfer its tapes to the Revenue but points out that — rather than taking advantage of the tax rules — many savers are failing to claim their rights .
13 Rather than taking the piece as a whole she broke it down into smaller parts and then worked on them with separate hands and at varied rhythms .
14 The importance of citizenship lay in the individual ‘ giving ’ to his city , rather than taking from it .
15 But the Government likes to submit to free market forces and developers attempt to respond , rather than taking into account where new homes should be built in the best interests of the public .
16 If you are tense try some of the natural relaxant products that are available from health food stores , rather than taking drugs .
17 Try simple tack repairs yourself rather than taking them to a saddler .
18 The payoffs for being a victim are simple : it allows us to avoid responsibility for our lives , to wallow in self-pity rather than taking care of ourselves , and to punish others .
19 To be fair , the same company does publish David Widgery 's remarkable chronicle of a GP 's East End , Some Lives ! : almost unique in that it speaks from within the culture described , rather than taking day-trips to deprivation .
20 THE holiday ads are tempting you away with the usual images of fun and sun but rather than taking a package why not invest in that longed-for overseas home ?
21 Driving yourself to the Alps rather than taking the tour operator 's flight has a lot of attractions .
22 Most companies , including employment agencies , were thinking of laying off rather than taking on staff .
23 Ideally , such techniques should assist our own instincts and innate strength , rather than taking over from them .
24 They bark and jump around excitedly , becoming particularly frenetic if you stop somewhere else , rather than taking them immediately for a walk .
25 It 's easiest to stay on this path rather than taking the more obvious route up the side of the burn .
26 Rather than taking over or adapting old forms of psychology , these feminists hope to create a psychology of their own , which , by addressing specifically female aspects of subjectivity , will empower women .
27 If these depressions ( or low pressure areas ) are tracking in towards Ireland rather than taking a more northerly route , then the circulation of wind flowing clockwise ( as it must ) round the depression means that south-easterly winds will be blowing over Shetland from the North Sea and pushing any birds unfortunate enough to be flying to ( or from ) Scandinavia at the time in a westerly direction .
28 Rather than taking as gospel what the manufacturers tell us , SD-Scicon is busy researching what levels of system security users actually want so that CEC can make recommendations .
29 Aim for smaller success to start off with , rather than taking too large a leap which might result in disappointment and reduction in confidence .
30 Using Dement 's analogy , rather than taking their sleep in one meal , subjects may achieve enough to keep going by snatching " snacks " .
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