Example sentences of "rather [conj] [noun] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Quality : If a firm makes a component rather than buys it from an external party it has greater control over the quality of the component .
2 For that reason if for no other it was essential to draw him out rather than subject him to interrogation .
3 Plans can be designed to " failsafe " in the sense that failure returns the organisation to its base position rather than propels it to disaster .
4 He sees the ball early and strokes , rather than forces it through the gap in the field .
5 If the structure pays greater attention to what the children achieve , rather than values them for what they are , its philosophy will be seriously flawed .
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