Example sentences of "[noun pl] rather [conj] work [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if we were going to be bored , and we were usually bored , rarely being self-motivated , we could at least be bored on our own terms , lying smashed on mattresses in ruined houses rather than working in the machine . |
| 2 | But there can be no doubt that higher education is largely a mental rather than manual occupation : in terms of the classification in the US Department of Labor 's Dictionary of Occupational Titles , it involves work with ideas rather than work with people or work with things . |
| 3 | For example , most scientists are now convinced that the cerebral cortex is parcellated into specialized sub-areas rather than working as a fully integrated system . |
| 4 | But surely the aim of all communists is to overthrow capitalism and eliminate all class distinctions rather than working round them ? |
| 5 | The disputes in the councils which followed the election of Sinn Fein representatives in 1985 has made it clear that loyalists are willing to close down councils rather than work with Sinn Fein , and the younger generation of DUP activists has been fully active in the promotion of that position . |