Example sentences of "rather [conj] [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this is a valid criticism , rather than make an excuse accept it , apologise and offer a reason — a true reason if you can . |
| 2 | ONE OF Czechoslovakia 's most prominent dissidents , Stanislav Devaty , has gone underground rather than face an appeal hearing which could have confirmed a 20-month jail sentence . |
| 3 | ‘ Nothing ’ she was constrained to admit , rather than tell an out and out lie , however tempting the lie was . |
| 4 | Although the government eventually decided to accept royalties from sales of the chip rather than to take an equity share in the company , it was widely seen as the last straw in a conflict between Fields and the administration . |
| 5 | just as when reading a favourite novel , we create the people and places described as we see them , so we draw on our own images and imagination to enrich our inner world , rather than accepting an unknown intruder — the voice on the tape . |
| 6 | Rather than lay an etch-resist pattern directly onto the copper foil of a board , it is much more convenient to prepare artwork on a polyester film where the opaque transfers and crepe papers decals can be altered at will . |
| 7 | Compliance strategy seeks to prevent a harm rather than punish an evil . |
| 8 | Rather than regarding an Anglo-French Union as a core of European unity , Churchill believed that the essential beginning was reconciliation between France and Germany . |
| 9 | Although the co-founders , Phil Edwards and Dave Jordan , both come from Dun & Bradstreet Corp , they will be focusing on attracting a new customer base rather than wooing an old one . |
| 10 | The County Council 's environmental consultants had said of the inner northern routes , rather than damaging an irrepr irreplaceable sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 11 | Not one of the little piece picking a little piece out , but an overall assessment and this was produced for the County Council by their environmental consultants and was specifically referred to in the County Surveyor and I think County Planning Officer 's joint report , and that er assessment said , rather than damaging an an irreplaceable , sensitive landscape as could happen with the other routes , the inner northern route could be seen as a means of improving the landscape . |
| 12 | It was inevitable that I was fully occupied by my fear rather than watching an Egyptian film , Abla and Anter , a classic Bedouin love story . |
| 13 | Rather than proving an insoluble methodological problem , these contradictions are , in fact , a key finding in the research . |
| 14 | The firm must maintain an independent and objective attitude throughout the engagement , rather than advocating an acquisition . |
| 15 | Even at this early stage of contact between white and black in Britain , it is clear that she would have been building on already existing racial caricature and prejudice rather than creating an artificial tide of hostility against black people . |
| 16 | Where loss has been caused by an act or omission which is of a comparatively mechanical character , rather than involving an exercise of business discretion , the courts have , in contrast , shown themselves to be more willing to impose liability . |
| 17 | You praise and criticize as appropriate but always authentically rather than to create an effect . |
| 18 | Will he use this opportunity to ask British Steel to consider modernising the Dalzell plate mill in Motherwell rather than building an expensive new plate mill , which would be less profitable for British Steel ? |
| 19 | Since it was possible to examine only a sample of such studies , what follows is aimed to reflect the fact of risk related fertility patterns rather than to give an accounting of the extent and paths of influence . |
| 20 | Due to this ancient enmity Dwarfs and Goblins are implacable foes and will often fight to the death rather than give an inch of ground to their enemies . |
| 21 | Rather than adopting an inappropriate legislative approach , we must persuade people and affect attitudes . |
| 22 | The main concern was that it would not be ideal for the mentally handicapped people themselves , rather than prove an inconvenience or embarrassment to the respondents . |
| 23 | The justices said that they did this , rather than making an interim care order , to ensure the bonding of the children with their mother for their long term benefit . |
| 24 | He took some time because he jacked up the chair on books to make good the missing leg , rather than have an unsuspecting colleague collapse . |
| 25 | They would analyze racism now rather than fire an egg at a racist . |
| 26 | The reasons for using some form of external assistance in recruiting key people are often quite clear : the confidentiality , the know-how and the experience are all obvious factors ; why bring in a headhunter rather than use an advertising consultant is sometimes more difficult to explain . |
| 27 | Rather than use an arbitrary measure of commission costs ( since these can vary according to the exact size of the deal and the market makers spread ) we have attempted to capture the competitive effects associated with changes in transactions costs by using a measure of turnover on the UK Stock Exchange . |
| 28 | I 'm not saying you may not lose a few good people but on balance it 's worth that sacrifice rather than pursue an enforced redundancy policy . |
| 29 | Although Patrick Lundy was almost twenty , Katherine still considered him a child and treated him accordingly , and often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument . |
| 30 | Rather than attempt an exhaustive classification of all remaining types of software , two important classes will be considered , data management systems and application packages . |