Example sentences of "rather than " in BNC.
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| 1 | ACET is a church-based organisation whose primary concern is practical care rather than counselling , and so these areas are only covered if they are raised by our clients . |
| 2 | That help makes all the difference to people sick with AIDS who want to stay at home , rather than spend time unnecessarily in hospital . |
| 3 | But rather than address these basic problems , politicians look for the quick ‘ fix ’ — anything that sounds good in a sound-bite will do . |
| 4 | Some writing by artists takes the form of instruction ; in every period manuals on how to do it , whether drawing , making sculpture or other technical tasks are found , though their incidence is irregular , and such treatises are often the work of minor artists , rather than the great ; Leonardo is an exception . |
| 5 | Barr 's European equivalents flourished in the 1950s rather than the 1930s — Jean Cassou at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris , Wilhelm Sandberg at the Stedlijk in Amsterdam , Pontus Hulten at the Modern Museum in Stockholm and then at the Pompidou Centre in Paris . |
| 6 | These men were taste-makers , whose judgements were important ; but the time available to them for writing was limited by the demands of negotiation and administration , so that they tended to write essays more than books , catalogue entries rather than articles . |
| 7 | It is intended to be a contribution to the history of style rather than of individual artists . |
| 8 | But a subtle critic may well save us a great deal of time , pain and trouble in the learning , for he can set us aright at the outset , and by his example rather than by his assertions show us how to avoid admiring that which is unworthy . |
| 9 | Proust took the view that writers should be judged by their works alone , rather than be interpreted through biography . |
| 10 | Occasionally the challenge is too daunting , and teams of writers combine forces rather than one author attempting to rival the knowledge and skills of a Leonardo . |
| 11 | In the late twentieth century artists working in performance pose difficulties for the critic , though some observers find it refreshing rather than troublesome to consider work beyond the easel picture and the individual sculpture . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Making Their Mark ’ could equally well have been called a mixed exhibition ; but this is a term more often used for a show put on by an exhibiting society , that type of artists ' organisation whose importance in Europe was created by the middle classes , who sought in the eighteenth century to buy pictures rather than give commissions , as aristocratic patrons had been accustomed to do . |
| 14 | Secondly , the formal analysis which is second nature to a Western critic can be fruitful , even though it could be argued that this is a way of interpreting the objects of an unfamiliar culture rather than a description . |
| 15 | It shows what the writer can do rather than what he thinks . |
| 16 | Nevertheless a togetherness is apparent , of a kind that characterises colluders — or friends — rather than collaborators . |
| 17 | Beyond this , the use of biography , its actual ability to throw light ( rather than just to be entertaining and nice to have around ) , seems to be a fantasy . |
| 18 | She has written in the same magazine ( June 1987 ) on the Book of Exodus , warning that a reading of the Bible as literature , rather than as sacred text , ‘ can not lift heavenward ’ . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He is , after all , an actor 's part and perfectly accessible — he prefers , too , to be acted rather than to be read . |
| 21 | One of the most electric and abrasive of contemporary dramatists is Steven Berkoff , who uses big classical rhythms in his work , which calls for the sustaining power of ‘ total ’ theatre , rather than naturalistic treatment . |
| 22 | If you try him I suggest you select from Greek or East rather than , say , the more recent Decadence : the latter play contains enormous speeches , usually much longer than you will need , and is fearfully difficult material to cut . |
| 23 | Lorenzo with his Jessica await the return of Portia , remaining out in the still night rather than returning to the house . |
| 24 | Her challenge is , in itself , almost cruelly witty , and Rosaline must be seen to relish the situation , rather than becoming priggish . |
| 25 | She does have affection for him but is not over-impressed with his success as a writer and she speaks directly from her own experience rather than any vicarious sensations . |
| 26 | The text for the first term 's production will usually be selected for the purpose of getting a new group to work together rather than trying to go for detailed individual performances . |
| 27 | I like the feeling of doing it ‘ now ’ rather than it being a recording . |
| 28 | Perhaps some of the voice teaching was repetitive in the second term , but when there was a change in voice tutor who developed pieces of your own choice rather than just vocal exercises the whole thing came alive and interesting . |
| 29 | I thought it was better going to drama school direct rather than via a university and if you 're going to act I think that 's the way . |
| 30 | Now I think that 's the right way to get to know the kind of talent there is , rather than a straight knock-down audition . |