Example sentences of "[v-ing] rather [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And those who take part in groups have to show a parallel commitment to working within the spirit of the process ; putting as much energy into listening as in talking , staying on task , collaborating rather than competing in the pursuit of common objectives . |
| 2 | David Lapworth says the new gear box makes the car easier to drive because the driver is able to concentrate on driving rather than worry about gear changes . |
| 3 | Canny Ulster investors showed their preference for saving rather than spending during the recession , putting £204m into the societies ' coffers last year , compared to £175m in 1991 and just £61m in 1990 . |
| 4 | You were supplementing rather than competing with other musical institutions and also indirectly benefiting other orchestras ? |
| 5 | All right then — ’ he edged closer so that he was whispering rather than shouting over the juke-box ‘ — here 's the nastiest rumour I 've ever heard about Steenie — really nasty rumour . |
| 6 | Where productivity is higher the carpet thickens and becomes peaty ; Allen and Heal ( 1970 ) reported moss peat up to 2 m thick , overlying rather than mixing with the mineral soil beneath . |
| 7 | First , they have argued that the gradual increase in peasant investment and in levels of consumption both of food and consumer goods in the countryside suggests that , abjectly poor though many were , on average peasant living standards may have been rising rather than falling in the decades immediately prior to the revolution of 1905 . |
| 8 | Spotting rather than barring on tail is a useful pointer , as is contrast between heavily spotted underwing and pale wing tips . |
| 9 | It has also concentrated on recording policy making rather than dealing with the voluminous series of ‘ particular instance papers ’ ( pension records , social benefit files , medical disability records , etc ) which form the basis of much quantitative social science research . |
| 10 | As Mr Lawrence explains , ‘ it 's tilted the balance in favour of borrowing rather than going to shareholders … |
| 11 | Each proprietary brand of locator has its accompanying transmitter and it must be said that in all four instances these work better if you use the manufacturer 's pairing rather than permutating among the ones available . |