Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [prep] [art] [noun] rather " in BNC.
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| 1 | An understanding of the aetiology of disease makes it appropriate to target treatment on the underlying cause or causes of an illness rather than the symptoms . |
| 2 | F-15s and F-16s off the shelf rather than waste vast development costs which could be better deployed in the commercial sector . |
| 3 | F-15s and F-16s off the shelf rather than waste vast development costs which could be better deployed in the commercial sector . |
| 4 | Criteria for doing this are developed from the professional knowledge , value base and experience of the practitioner rather than from the policies and constraints of organisations . |
| 5 | Many of the large old psychiatric hospitals have succeeded in making good use of their facilities , in breaking down the whole organization into smaller , semi-autonomous units , and in ensuring generally that the emphasis is on the treatment and rehabilitation of the patients rather than simply on their care and custody . |
| 6 | Unison doublings do not help much , if at all , except in the case of high trumpet parts being doubled in unison by clarinets to give steadiness and confidence to the trumpets rather than for any definitely musical result ( e.g. clarinets have been used with great success to double the extremely high trumpet parts to be found in the works of Bach and Handel ) . |
| 7 | However , the search for methods of countering the national economic and military ‘ deterioration ’ after the Boer War was dominated by discussion of methods of improving the numbers and environment of the masses rather than of weeding out the unfit . |
| 8 | Although there have been some useful television series , most television coverage focusses on the sensational , and some major documentaries and plays have compounded the fears and misunderstandings of the public rather than alleviate them . |
| 9 | A third set of variables , which will not be discussed here , were included in the model because they influenced the form and severity of the disorder rather than contributing to its onset . |
| 10 | Sixth , it is usually evaluated in terms of its ability to enhance an organization 's effectiveness and health as an organization rather than specific output criteria such as student achievement . |
| 11 | At the other end of the scale is ‘ field dependence ’ , which is characterized by poor conceptual skills , an inability to isolate issues , and dependence on the situation rather than being independent of it . |
| 12 | It leads to division of labour ( between composer and performer , for example ) , individualism and specialization , and production for a market rather than by a community . |
| 13 | Great players all , but builders of an innings rather than consistently fast scorers . |