Example sentences of "rather [conj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being nervous and taking risks are two of the main things you will have to face as an aspiring actor , and that first time you read a play with a group of strangers , rather than in a classroom or among friends is when you confront your first hurdle . |
| 2 | The general data presented by Cox are undeniable , but interpretation of the data rests on certain assumptions , principally that people act on an individualistic basis rather than as groups , and according to attitudes expressed in the quiet of their homes rather than in response to major events . |
| 3 | The birth of sociologie religieuse and the initial contributions of catholic institutions both in Europe and the USA to the founding of departments of sociology are rooted here rather than in the work of the founding fathers of the discipline , though clearly there are links between de Bonald , Maistre , and Durkheim on the nature of social solidarity and the concept of society , and authoritative Roman catholic social theorists . |
| 4 | The Regent Theatre stood halfway down Shaftesbury Avenue towards the Piccadilly end , convenient for the Trocadero or the Criterion for those who like their after-theatre supper served amid gilt and chandeliers rather than in the garlicky hinterland of Soho . |
| 5 | In the front of the borders where I can reach , I grow my vegetables , annuals and low-growing perennials in patches rather than in rows . |
| 6 | If these information-processing modules exist only in the minds of cognitive scientists , rather than in the minds of the subjects they study , then breakdowns in face recognition or word recognition should either be all-or-none , or else they should be extremely difficult to conceptualize within the vocabulary of cognitive psychology . |
| 7 | The rest of the world drinks mainly lager beers and even in countries such as Belgium where ale-type beers are produced they come to fruition in the bottle rather than in the cask . |
| 8 | Despite the emetic title and glittering opening sequence , The Famous Teddy Z ( BBC 2 ) turned out to be in control of Hollywood glitz rather than in thrall to it . |
| 9 | He also wanted voters to have the right to cast their ballots anywhere in Namibia , rather than in towns and villages where voters can be recognised , and to keep the tallymen from Namibia 's political parties away from the polling stations and from places where votes would be counted . |
| 10 | A few eels , caught in the sea rather than in the local river ; plenty of mackerel , a chunk of monkfish , and some roach for pike deadbaits . |
| 11 | One such senior said the intention was to allow the probationer to learn from the experience of others ( FN 4/4/87 , p. 6 ) , on the assumption that people learn ‘ on the job ’ rather than in the depot . |
| 12 | Virtually all local trading was transacted in grain rather than in cash , thus limiting peasants ' ability to travel far with their heavy ‘ money ’ loads . |
| 13 | The roots of Thatcherism lay in acquisition rather than in production . |
| 14 | Again , sexual perversion echoes attributes of Augustinian privation : evil lacks authentic being itself ( ‘ the hollowness within' ) and because , rather than in spite of , that tact is utterly inimical to true being . |
| 15 | Their chief interest was in walking rather than in birds , so we compromised with a day that started near Svartifoss , a waterfall that tumbles between black basalt columns . |
| 16 | Why was group identity expressed in this rather than in some other way ? |
| 17 | After a flight to the east , meetings should take place in the latter half of the daytime rather than in the morning by new local time . |
| 18 | After a flight to the west , meetings should take place in the morning by new local time rather than in the latter part of the day . |
| 19 | IF THE summer turns out to be hot , it will be a lot less work if you plant outdoor tomatoes in the ground rather than in growing bags . |
| 20 | More people than ever wanted to live there rather than in towns and 79 per cent took the view that the countryside was in danger . |
| 21 | Thus the peaks and troughs of the two curves match , illustrating the obvious conclusion that military policy-makers should be seeking ways of increasing the deterrent capabilities of their armed forces in the lower-intensity bands at the right-hand half of the spectrum rather than in the higher-intensity bands at the left-hand end . |
| 22 | I think it is fair to say that the really top quality olives are usually sold in oil rather than in brine . |
| 23 | Analysts ' presentations happen at the dolphinarium rather than in a boring hotel . |
| 24 | It also shows that , if classed in groups natural to them , rather than in groups based on their remote descendants , the Burgess arthropods are not such a disparate lot . |
| 25 | With the increase of industry and commerce in the nineteenth century , and especially with the development of joint stock companies with limited liability , investment in money rather than in land became the most convenient and popular form . |
| 26 | In June 1981 the CPRS reported back that there was indeed a commercial case for electrification but that the programme should be endorsed route by route rather than in some all-embracing fashion . |
| 27 | This was all the more prominent in operations rather than in childbirth . |
| 28 | I was allowed to work on my own rather than in the production line . |
| 29 | It 's encouraging to learn that tourists come to farms to enjoy what is already there ; they are interested in walking , visiting open farms and buying produce , rather than in specific entertainments . |
| 30 | Not really , for the bits were put together by Clwyd farmer and contractor Jonathan Tomlinson , and the cooperation took place in the farm workshop , rather than in some corporate boardroom . |