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    rather than

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    A1
    adv.AdverbMore exactly; more correctly
    I would say the temperature is freezing, rather than cold
    adv.AdverbPreferably; instead
    I want to study rather than watch television, I have a test tomorrow
    prep.PrepositionInstead of
    I would prefer to stay home rather than go out tonight.

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    How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

    10:46How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
    • Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.

      Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.

    • Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.

      Rather than focusing on words that most people would agree are negative, Ross deals with words that generally seem innocuous.

    B1

    The Greatest Innovations In Formula One

    12:00The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
    • and manufacturers began to design entire cars around this concept, rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.

      and manufacturers began to design entire cars around this concept, rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.

    • rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.

      rather than just going for the most aerodynamic shape possible.

    B1

    Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing

    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • You're going to have to do some deep forgiveness of yourself and others and taking responsibility and all those things, or else you will come out of this—what do they say?—bitter rather than better.

      You're going to have to do some deep forgiveness of yourself and others and taking responsibility and all those things, or else you will come out of this—what do they say?—bitter rather than better.

    • You know, cramped rather than expanded.

      You know, cramped rather than expanded.

    B1

    Knight

    40:16Knight
    • and they generally fielded armies composed of large masses of infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather than marching on foot.

      and they generally fielded armies composed of large masses of infantry, with an infantry elite, the comitatus, which often rode to battle on horseback rather than marching on foot.

    • At about this time the Franks increasingly remained on horseback to fight on the battlefield as true cavalry rather than as mounted infantry,

      At about this time the Franks increasingly remained on horseback to fight on the battlefield as true cavalry rather than as mounted infantry,

    B2

    How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide

    10:12How to Get People to Listen to You | The Harvard Business Review Guide
    • Start sentences with "I" rather than "you," so your listener doesn't feel accused and shut down.

      Start sentences with "I" rather than "you," so your listener doesn't feel accused and shut down.

    • Do you have any ideas?" This shifts the conversation to talk about the process itself so that you can get back to the substance at hand rather than a power struggle over who's right and who's wrong.

      Do you have any ideas?" This shifts the conversation to talk about the process itself so that you can get back to the substance at hand rather than a power struggle over who's right and who's wrong.

    A2

    Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?

    02:27Screens are NOT the reason kids need glasses ?
    • By  the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are  just the right length for the lens to be able  to focus incoming light and form a crisp image  right on the retina, rather than focusing well  behind it.

      By  the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are  just the right length for the lens to be able  to focus incoming light and form a crisp image  right on the retina, rather than focusing well  behind it.

    • By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.

      By the time the kid is about 6, their eyeballs are just the right length for the lens to be able to focus incoming light and form a crisp image right on the retina, rather than focusing well behind it.

    B2

    How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants

    09:10How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
    • VCs in Europe are known to be conservative, preferring to focus on revenue and short-term returns rather than long-term growth.

      VCs in Europe are known to be conservative, preferring to focus on revenue and short-term returns rather than long-term growth.

    • preferring to focus on revenue and short-term  returns rather than long-term growth.

      preferring to focus on revenue and short-term  returns rather than long-term growth.

    B1

    Steve Nash : 3 Minute NBA Shooting Workout Secrets | Point Guard Skills Workout

    03:47Steve Nash : 3 Minute NBA Shooting Workout Secrets | Point Guard Skills Workout
    • I always try to release it quicker rather than jump higher.

      I always try to release it quicker rather than jump higher.

    • I always try to release it quicker rather than jump higher.

      I always try to release it quicker rather than jump higher.

    A2

    Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?

    10:50Is The Golden Age Of Remote Work Over?
    • Parazoli is not alone in his choice to quit rather than return to an office setting.

      Parazoli is not alone in his choice to quit rather than return to an office setting.

    • Parazoli is not alone in his choice to quit rather than return to an office setting.

      Parazoli is not alone in his choice to quit rather than return to an office setting.

    B1

    How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It

    10:25How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It
    • If you envision your job as collaborating with others to keep the conversation moving rather than a hot potato tennis match, where I just need to get it back to the other person,

      If you envision your job as collaborating with others to keep the conversation moving rather than a hot potato tennis match, where I just need to get it back to the other person,

    • All of a sudden, it's something that's enjoyable rather than something that's scary.

      All of a sudden, it's something that's enjoyable rather than something that's scary.

    A2