Example sentences of "but rather [conj] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this point of view the French have never regarded fascism as an aberration , concurring rather with Césaire and Fanon that it can be explained quite simply as European colonialism brought home to Europe by a country that had been deprived of its overseas empire after World War I. French poststructuralism , therefore , involves a critique of reason as a system of domination comparable to that of the Frankfurt School , but rather than setting up the possibility of a purged reason operating in an unblocked , ideal speech situation as a defence against tyranny and coercion in the manner of a Habermas , it reanalyses the operations of reason as such . |
| 2 | But rather than helping the development of the country , these petrodollars would spread chaos and disappointment among millions of people , while offering fabulous opportunities of corruption to the court , the Shah 's family and may foreign companies and merchants . |
| 3 | But rather than seeing Gloucester as a weak independent power eclipsed by a strong court connection , one should probably , as in East Anglia , think of him as part of that connection . |
| 4 | But rather than seeing Gloucester as a weak independent power eclipsed by a strong court connection , one should probably , as in East Anglia , think of him as part of that connection . |
| 5 | THE holiday ads are tempting you away with the usual images of fun and sun but rather than taking a package why not invest in that longed-for overseas home ? |
| 6 | But rather than undertaking such an analysis it will be enough to demonstrate that this control procedure is in principle inadequate for our present needs . |
| 7 | It is excellent however you use it , but rather than fiddling with small mince pies , my great aunts from Norfolk Island made huge double-crusted pies , the pineapple layered between home-made mince meat , rich with rum and spices . |
| 8 | Meetings between the two monarchs were arranged , but rather than bringing peace to the two countries , fresh hostilities broke out . |
| 9 | The local branches of the Green Party , CPRE and FoE , and the newly-formed Glaven Valley Protection Group , all oppose a bypass ; but rather than adopting a negative NIMBY position they propose improvements to the existing road , which they believe would deal effectively with the hazards . |
| 10 | Charityware resembles shareware , but rather than paying the author directly you are asked to make a charitable donation and inform the author . |
| 11 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 12 | But rather than starting straight away with ‘ the facts ’ , he begins with the traditional account of the cause of the wars which he rejects because he has no way of substantiating it . |
| 13 | But rather than reducing the amount of such sliding , modern ideas seem to have increased it , for olistostromes are now recognised in all parts of the succession , autochthonous as well as allochthonous . |
| 14 | The same metaphor is employed in The Languages of Love , but rather than representing tragic alienation as it does there , here it acts as a principle of formal and thematic patterning . |
| 15 | But rather than saying , ‘ Sorry mate , you 'll have to wait for it to be repaired , ’ Doug said , ‘ Take that one over there ! ’ pointing to an equivalent amp . |
| 16 | But rather than focussing on ending the bad relationship I would try to encourage the child to develop other friendships . ’ |
| 17 | The short-sighted , narrow-minded Education Reform Act should not be seen as ringing the death-knell of teacher reflection and autonomy , but rather as signalling its increasing urgency . |