Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] of [noun] but rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | The short-lived benefits from the 1967 devaluation and the persistence of poor economic performance after the floating of sterling in 1972 , demonstrate not just the limited effect of devaluation but rather suggest that exchange rate difficulties are symptomatic of more fundamental problems [ National Institute , 1972 ] . |
| 2 | In contrast with most other studies on exfoliative cytology for bile duct strictures this study has not focused on a particular primary site of tumour but rather the overall use of cytology with biliary strictures . |
| 3 | ‘ After each Test there was never any great sense of elation but rather that a step towards the ultimate goal was taken . |
| 4 | There is no one form of femininity but rather , several and the same applies to masculinities . |
| 5 | Certainly it is not to be supposed of all situations : for a start , we do not have a single conception of truth but rather at least two conceptions , those of analytic and synthetic truth . |
| 6 | A popular modern interpretation of liberal ideas argues that private autonomy should be lost not through a special exercise of choice but rather through causing harm , or the risk of causing harm , to others . |