Word: rather
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None of the biographies are intended as a complete history of qualifications; rather they are an attempt to show what kind of man each person is, according to comments from students and faculty members at Harvard and the man's own university...
With only two years rather than four, "existing college facilities could be equally available to all high-school graduates...
...East Pakistan is a frontier country, rather like Texas in the 1880's," Roger R. Revelle, director of the Center for Population Studies, said. He added that poor communication prevented the government from knowing the full extent of the tragedy. Revelle also underlined the role of shock, saying, "Imagine our reaction if an atomic bomb were dropped on New York. Most of us would be too stunned...
...brief biographical sketches are by no means definitive. This is not a simple listing of accomplishments [there a Who's Who on the third floor of Lamont]; rather the intention is to give a sense of each man drawn from conversations with students and faculty at Harvard and other universities around the country...
Ebert's colleagues describe him as a staunch liberal, a mediator rather than a pusher, a listener rather than a dictator. He has assumed an outspoken political position on the war-much to the chagrin of older conservative alumni-and last October he joined a group from the Med School handing out leaflets at the Moratorium rally...