Use "rather" in a sentence
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rather
1. your life that is witnesses by other people rather than
2. In a cabinet behind the table, under the binnacle, he found an enormous boiler, the size of the one Belkin had at his mill, but with a pancake alcohol burner rather than a wood firebox
3. The day was fine and warm but I was wearing a wool hat to cover my scars – rather odd in the circumstances so I was
4. label the behaviour as “wrong” or “naughty” rather than the children
5. then you could say “hitting is naughty” rather than say “you are really
6. I realized that, God forbid, if that happens sooner rather than later, the information that I have in my head would not be left behind for my children or anyone else
7. their continued and rather inappropriate use of the word
8. rather than a fixer
9. other child of God to live in a surviving state rather than
10. "What? So she's rather randy?"
11. rather than by knowledge of stomach contractions, glucose level or other internal criteria and therefore having the courage to refuse food that is not desirable
12. · To dwell more on pleasant things rather than unpleasant things, like comparing with less fortunate than with those who are born with silver spoons in their mouth
13. Would you rather I didn’t?” he said and we didn’t say another word until we walked by the new harbor cemetery
14. Take decisive actions, rather than detaching completely from problems and stresses and wishing they would just go away
15. Try visualizing what you want, rather than worrying about what you fear
16. Rather than warding them off, the zombies seemed drawn by the gunfire
17. · Lightly steam food, rather than frying or boiling it, to preserve its vitamin and mineral content
18. The confusion, however, is not entirely over, for rather than accepting the carefully deliberated recommendations of the National Standards Board, Glickman declined to definitively prohibit three practices being used in producing organically grown foods
19. We can be more expressive as we are now free to say what we think rather than be afraid of superior or colleague’s reaction
20. died, yea rather, that is raised again, who is even at the
21. Which leads to the proposition that television may actually have a limited role in heart health "if you watch the right shows and spend your time watching comedies rather than stress-provokers," Miller cautioned
22. · It is the beginning of a new phase in life rather than a stage preparatory to death
23. " That sounded rather small, but then again, she had managed to dig up what happened to Tdeshi on a trail that was twenty decades old, this was only fourteen
24. Critical thinking, problem solving and logical interpretation develop their abilities and skill rather than memories
25. , but rather how fortunate we are to have them still here with us
26. When dealing with diseases, it’s the cause that you must control, or cure, rather
27. The instructor has given up on her, would rather she didn’t stay and wilt the beautiful bouquet he has arranged in his studio
28. The answers should be appropriate and one should be prepared to indicate the lack of knowledge in respect of the specific query rather than give a wrong or incomplete answer
29. As you start moving up the age ladder the tendency is to be at peace and you are looking at more comfortable life rather than risky venture
30. Which would you rather have?
31. If there is a drought, it is better, rather than sprinkling lightly, to water twice a week, soaking the soil to a minimum of 4 inches, or not at all, for shallow watering causes roots to spread out near the top where they will be baked by the sun, becoming unable to withstand drought
32. Coming home to Kulai's home after a Nightday as an observer at an art auction was where she would rather be
33. ‘The last few days have been rather nerve-wracking but it’s all sorted out now
34. “There are gaps in the historical documents in which he has chosen to lay low rather than kill indiscriminately
35. I’ve gotten rather used to these
36. Usually it is an absence of, rather then the presence of these exotic minerals that triggers the effect (which is the disease)
37. ’ I said, making a statement rather than asking a question
38. snug upon the streets, something for which David was rather grateful
39. modernity rather than the traditions of old wives tales and silly Greek flummery
40. I would rather keep any more details private
41. The entire medical profession is trained to keep people alive, rather than keeping people comfortable so that they can die with dignity
42. I’m staring at a rather sparse list of options when the phone rings
43. It worried me that perhaps he was getting above himself, and I thought the house rather pretentious at first
44. Molly gives me a quick tour the ground floor, saying that she’d rather wait until Stephen got home to show me the annexe and then taking me though to the kitchen
45. "Now that you're here, I'd rather you were with us," Tahlmute said, "especially as part of his fee
46. living with continual resentment, rather than looking at the old man most of the time
47. ’ I said, visualising this encounter and rather hoping that the two of them never gang up on me in earnest
48. that rather than end up covered in scratches and have his Harris Tweed ripped and
49. Then I gradually came to realise that I wasn’t half of something at all, but a whole something which used to be something else … I’m explaining this rather badly, I’m afraid
50. He turned slowly, feeling rather sheepish as he raised his hands only to