1. Be honest rather clever.

2. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. 

3. Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. Thomas Fuller 

4. I would rather have my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance. 

5. I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold. 

6. I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading. 

7. I would rather see a young man blush than turn pale. 

8. The experience had left him rather shaky.

9. Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes.

10. Fairness, rather than efficiency, is the guiding principle.

11. He would rather play than work.

12. His political ideas are rather extreme.

13. She remembers being a rather bossy little girl.

14. The concert was rather a scrappy affair.

15. That's an episode in my life I'd rather forget!

16. His behaviour is sometimes rather rough.

17. Lucy is a rather timid child.

18. The problem was psychological rather than physiological.

19. You look rather shabby in those clothes.

20. These shoes are looking rather worn.

21. I find the atmosphere there rather impersonal.

22. The enrolment criteria are geographical rather than academic.

23. I've grown rather weary of all your excuses.

24. He's given to drinking rather heavily.

25. It seemed rather an odd manner of deciding things.

26. She was rather hurt by his unkind words.

27. It was a jest rather than a reproach.

28. Fear not that thy life shall come to an end,() but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. 

29. Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. 

30. The most glorious moment in your life are not the socalled days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishment. 

1. The experience had left him rather shaky.

2. Her preference is for comfortable rather than stylish clothes.

3. Fairness, rather than efficiency, is the guiding principle.

4. He would rather play than work.

5. His political ideas are rather extreme.

6. His behaviour is sometimes rather rough.

7. The prisoner's defence was rather weak.

8. I've grown rather weary of all your excuses.

9. John is rather given to exaggeration.

10. I'd rather not dwell on the past.

11. The boss was rather curt with him.

12. She asked some rather awkward questions.

13. He was always rather inept at sport.

14. My memories of the holiday are rather hazy.

15. She has a headache and is rather indisposed.

16. His style of singing is rather unique.

17. Wearing a hat is regarded as rather old-fashioned nowadays.

18. She has a rather masculine voice.

19. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

20. The article uses rather specialized musical terminology.

21. They were unsteady on their feet and rather uncoordinated.

22. They opted for rescheduling rather than outright cancellation.

23. She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.

24. He was rather inhibited about discussing politics.

25. I'm rather busy for the present.

26. I'd rather have tea than coffee.

27. I'd rather talk about something else.

28. Political historians are often rather ignorant of economics.

29. Both parties seemed to have a rather clinical view of the breakup of their marriage.

30. His vision is of a world that coheres through human connection rather than rules.

31. She would rather spend than save.

32. He's got rather plump since I last saw him.

33. John is rather given to exaggeration.

34. I'm terrified of flying I'd rather go by sea.

35. James was rather aggrieved at Cameron.

36. 'I'm feeling rather tired,' he said, his eyes glazing.

37. I personally would rather roast a chicken whole.

38. I'd rather not dwell on the past.

39. The boss was rather curt with him.

40. She asked some rather awkward questions.

41. He was always rather inept at sport.

42. They would rather die than surrender .

43. This book is rather too easy for this boy.

44. She is rather blunt in speech.

45. Her elder sister's been acting rather funnily just recently.

46. He was rather offhand with me.

47. She has a headache and is rather indisposed.

48. All the shouting had left her rather hoarse.

49. Who's the rather large lady in the hat?

50. It was a rather difficult question.

51. His style of singing is rather unique.

52. He can be rather moody at times.

53. It is rather cool(), not to say cold.

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54. It is rather cheap at this price.

55. I think he's a rather mixed up kid.

56. The article is rather technical in places.

57. His manner can be rather gruff.

58. Some of his views seem rather extreme.

59. He was beginning to get rather confused.

60. "It's rather embarrassing," he began, and paused.

31. The fireplace projects from the wall rather too far into the room, taking up a lot of space.

32. Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one.

33. McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one.

34. This house is rather big for us. We need something smaller.

35. "You said you'd stay till tomorrow." — "I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back."

36. Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.

37. He preferred to stay at home rather than go with us.

38. Rather over enthusiastically, he tried to do it all himself.

39. They decided to kill themselves rather than suffer a worse fate at the hands of their enemy.

40. She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.

41. Sharp stones on the path made walking barefoot rather uncomfortable.

42. Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way transmission of knowledge.

43. I'd rather stay at home than go for a walk.

44. "Have you ever wondered why British Rail would rather tart up their stations than improve services?" he asked.

45. Single parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.

46. They produced some rather unconvincing explanations for the system failure.

47. The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.

48. In this dictionary 'reality' is defined as 'the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be'.

49. Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.

50. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.

51. His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation.

52. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.

53. That is a rather dismal melody.

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54. This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.

55. His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.

56. Our circumstances have been rather exceptional.

57. I think you're judging her rather harshly.

58. He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy.

59. I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.

60. Generally, it will be rather hazy today, with some hill fog.

61. Wearing a hat is regarded as rather old-fashioned nowadays.

62. He was rather bemused by children.

63. Her judgements are based on hearsay rather than evidence.

64. She looks rather masculine in that suit.

65. Their rather heavy faces brightened visibly.

66. People lack the willpower, rather than strength.

67. She has a rather masculine voice.

68. His interpretation of the music was rather too literal.

69. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.

70. She lived in a rather unfashionable part of London.

71. He gave a rather woolly argument.

72. I found his tone rather patronizing.

73. His rather superior manner jars on me.

74. The article uses rather specialized musical terminology.

75. He looked hot and rather flushed.

76. It's rather cold today, isn't it?

77. They were unsteady on their feet and rather uncoordinated.

78. I would describe her as handsome rather than beautiful.

79. They opted for rescheduling rather than outright cancellation.

80. She feels rather hard done by.

81. She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist.

82. She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.

83. The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.

84. The story ends off rather suddenly.

85. He had a long(/rather.html)(), rather horsy face.

86. I'd rather die than stay away from you.

87. He's had to go into hospital rather suddenly.

88. There's no one I'd rather be than me.

89. He was rather inhibited about discussing politics.

90. She looked rather strained and miserable.

61. He was so vain and reckless that he would break a friendship, rather than not break a jest.

62. Edison won his spurs as an inventor while rather young.

63. There was one boy rather noticeably standing apart from the other children.

64. His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion.

65. They sensibly invested their prize money rather than spending it.

66. Neutralism differs from neutrality in that it is an attitude of mind in time of peace rather than a legal status in time of war.

67. She has a rather twee manner that I find irritating.

68. I am rather sceptical about their professed sympathy for the poor.

91. He looks rather like his father.

92. I prefer tea rather than coffee.

93. I found some of his comments rather hurtful.

94. Though very intelligent, she is nevertheless rather modest.

95. You're looking rather dazed - is anything wrong?

96. This claim seems to us to be rather dubious.

97. The wedding was rather a sedate occasion.

98. I'm rather busy for the present.

99. His secretary was rather brusque with me.

100. I'd rather have tea than coffee.

101. He writes in a formal and rather stilted style.

102. It was rather a difficult question.

103. I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way.

104. I'd rather talk about something else.

105. Mr Kennet has a rather peculiar sense of humour.

106. The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl.

107. We're having rather cold weather for June.

108. He'd do anything rather than displease his parents.

109. He had a rather slow and ponderous manner.

110. His speeches tend to be rather long-winded.

111. She sounded rather off on the phone.

112. Political historians are often rather ignorant of economics.

113. I'm beginning to find her novels rather passe.

114. There's a rather frigid atmosphere in the school.

115. The party's policies were based on prejudice rather than on any coherent ideology.

116. I would rather have the small one than the big one.

117. I was not looking for my dreams to interpret my life,(http://) but rather for my life to interpret my dreams.

118. Gill seems rather distracted at the moment - I think she's worried about her exams.

119. I'm rather disturbed by the way the company tried to cover up the truth.

120. Your comments are rather remote from the subject we are discussing.

121. The sun has faded the curtains so the colours are rather patchy.

122. They say they will stay to rebuild their homes rather than retreat to refugee camps.

123. He would much rather have been crooning in a smoky bar.

124. Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty.

125. Your life can be enhanced, and your happiness enriched, when you choose to change your perspective. Don't leave your future to chance, or wait for things to get better mysteriously on their own. You must go in the direction of your hopes and aspirations. Begin to build your confidence, and work through problems rather than avoid them. Remember that power is not necessarily control over situations, but the ability to deal with whatever comes your way.

126. Both parties seemed to have a rather clinical view of the breakup of their marriage.

127. I was rather quiet as I didn't feel I had much wisdom to impart on the subject.

128. At 18, he's still rather frivolous and needs to grow up.

129. It would be better to transport the goods by rail rather than by road.

130. His vision is of a world that coheres through human connection rather than rules.

131. I would rather he remember me the way I was.

132. I'm sure there are some folk who would rather they weren't here.

133. I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

134. As long as it is a comedy, I'd rather cry during the process.

135. We prefer to die a hero, rather than live a slave.

136. The fireplace projects from the wall rather too far into the room, taking up a lot of space.

137. My horse is rather skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.

138. A person's character isn't determined by how he or she enjoys victory, but rather how he or she endures defeat.

139. He's not at all exciting, in fact he's really rather commonplace.

140. Would rather go low to the dust, in order to bloom.

141. Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.

142. He made a rather half-hearted attempt to clear up the rubbish.

143. Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein 

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144. All desires have in them little pleasant taste but rather much potential suffering.

145. He cared for her as a whole person rather than just a sex object.

146. The full student maintenance grant was rather less than ￡2 000.

147. Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.

148. McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one.

149. would like weeping with the smile rather than repenting with the cry.

150. Heat the liquid in a large, wide container rather than a high narrow one, or it can boil over.

151. This house is rather big for us. We need something smaller.

152. "You said you'd stay till tomorrow." — "I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back."

153. Mrs Blower was the rather stout lady with the glasses and the sensible shoes.

154. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.

155. I rather fancy the Antipodes for a holiday this summer.

156. It was music of a rather crude kind which unsophisticated audiences enjoyed listening to.

157. The results of the research should be used for the common good rather than for individual profit.

158. I tend to watch the television for pleasure rather than edification.

159. high-talent people lazy by nature, if, that is, not from efforts to develop his talents, his achievements would not have significant, sometimes, rather it would be better than him at the day low.

160. Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.

161. He likes selling rather than office work because it keeps him on the move.

162. It would be better for the environment if more people used bikes rather than cars.

163. It's better for the sick to be cared for at home rather than in hospital.

164. This argument aimed at the understanding rather than the emotions.

165. Spending the summer travelling round India is a great idea, but it does rather beg the question of how we can afford it.

166. There are no hard and fast rules, but rather traditional guidelines as to who pays for what.

167. Many countries charge departure tax in US dollars rather than local currency.

168. He preferred to stay at home rather than go with us.

169. If you can wait for miracle,i'd rather wait,even a year,or the life!

170. If all affectionate care, that I would rather no one answered.

171. The party's ambitions have been rather deflated by the two recent by-election defeats.

172. John was rather backward as a child; he was nearly three before he could walk.

173. Rather over enthusiastically,() he tried to do it all himself.

174. I'm in a rather tricky position; can you help me out?

175. The boat races during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs to attempts to rescue the patriotic poet Chu Yuan. Chu Yuan drowned on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Chinese citizens now throw bamboo leaves filled with cooked rice into the water. Therefore the fish could eat the rice rather than the hero poet. This later on turned into the custom of eating tzungtzu and rice dumplings.

176. Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.

177. I think she takes a rather cynical view of men.

178. Most of the buildings in this town are rather unattractive, but this church is an exception.

179. The Government was keen for people to get married rather than shack up.

180. I'd rather e-mail than phone, if that's OK by you.

181. You'll have to be patient with my mother she's going rather deaf.

182. My recent bad experience has rather blunted my enthusiasm for travel.

183. The government is prioritising the service sector, rather than investing in industry and production.

184. They decided to kill themselves rather than suffer a worse fate at the hands of their enemy.

185. Fear not that the lift shall come to an end ,but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.——J.H.

186. Knowledge can't replace friendship, I'd rather be an idiot than lose you.

187. I probably look as if I'm in my fifties rather than my seventies.

188. Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way transmission of knowledge.

189. I would like weeping with the smile rather than repenting with the cry,when my heart is broken ,is it needed to fix?

190. I'd rather stay at home than go for a walk.

191. I'm afraid I was rather bad-tempered yesterday; I think I owe you an apology.

192. She was rather imprecise about the cost of the trip.

193. Take care when you walk on that path - the paving stones are rather uneven.

194. "Have you ever wondered why British Rail would rather tart up their stations than improve services?" he asked.

195. If you can wait for miracle, I'd rather wait, even a year, or the life!

196. I'd rather live in a small town than a big city.

197. Sometimes the hardest part isn't letting go, but rather learning to start over.

198. Few things are impossible in themselves, and it is often for want of will, rather than of means, that man fails to succeed.

199. The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected.

200. I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.

201. Single parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.

202. We'd better struggle for the future rather than regret for the past.

203. I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read.

204. I didn't fail the exam; in fact I did rather well!

205. I was rather surprised to see him with his ex-wife.

206. They produced some rather unconvincing explanations for the system failure.

207. He is rather far away, but if you shout,() he may hear you.

208. The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.

209. I'd rather love someone I can't have than have someone I can't Love.

210. The building relies on clever design rather than on ornament for its impressive effect.

211. The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed.

212. Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.

213. I'd rather be a happy fool than a sad sage.

214. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.

215. I liked the film but the book was rather heavy going.

216. I was rather daunted by the thought of addressing such an audience.

217. We'll have the meeting in the classroom rather than in the auditorium.

218. Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics.

219. Remember the best love is to love others unconditionally rather than make demands on them.

220. You have to be careful what you say to Kevin - he's rather touchy.

221. if you can wait for miracle, i'd rather wait, even a year, or the life!

222. Though I love you so much , yet you would rather die than love me , wouldn't you?

223. I'm feeling rather tired, so I think I'll sit out the next dance.

224. His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation.

225. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.

226. It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.

227. It was rather thoughtless of him(http://), to say the least.

228. We sailed past the island's rather dark and forbidding cliffs.

229. Our findings relate to physically rather than the visually handicapped pupils.

230. If we can only encounter each other rather than stay with each other,then i wish we had never encountered.