Example sentences of "rather [subord] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , restrictions are placed on the power of management to combat a hostile takeover bid , for fear that they might act only in their own interests rather than for those of the company or its shareholders . |
| 2 | Erm , I 'd like to , I 'm glad you picked up the children looked after by the local authority , but what bothers me is the children in families that are causing concern rather than for those that are actually erm , in care . |
| 3 | Plundering en route was forbidden , probably because it reduced the speed of the army rather than for any ethical reasons . |
| 4 | The other source of inspiration — and indeed guidance — for the research was an experiment by William Hayward and his colleagues at the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York ( Nature , vol 290 , p 475 ) , Their work on a virus-induced lymphoma of birds inspired the researchers to look specifically for the myc gene — rather than for any of the 13 other known proto-oncogenes . |
| 5 | Despite their often Eastern names , these are all Western pedigree cats , almost all of which have been specifically developed for the show-ring , rather than for any other purpose . |
| 6 | He was the former Republican leader in the House of Representatives , and had been chosen as Vice-President for his reputation for honesty rather than for any outstanding political qualities . |
| 7 | We remember the 1930s for a set of very general measures , rather than for any inter-professional work on traffic and roads as part of a comprehensive view of urban development and planning . |
| 8 | Perhaps the most interesting Scottish bishop of his day , he was remembered for his scholarship and his good nature , rather than for any accomplishment . |
| 9 | 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 ) . |
| 10 | On reflection , the hon. Gentleman will agree that it is far better for all nuclear powers and principal arms manufacturers to move forward together , rather than for any one to break ranks and anticipate matters . |