Sentence examples for rather preparatory from inspiring English sources

They are high schools, or, rather, preparatory schools, and there is a distinction.

The messages to me were made out in someone else's name, but this seems to have been bureaucratic confusion rather than preparatory role-play.

He was a prolific draftsman, usually working in pen and ink, and was among the first to make his drawings ends in themselves rather than preparatory studies.

Another study reported that prior academic performance, rather than preparatory studying time, is a better predictor of OSCE outcomes [ 29].

We are, therefore, confident that the S1 activity reported in the present study is due to touch observation rather than preparatory motor activity or motor imaginary.

After 1912 his success as a sculptor was established, and he inspired an English revival of direct carving in stone rather than using preparatory clay models.

At this time Moore gradually transitioned from direct carving to casting in bronze, modelling preliminary maquettes in clay or plaster rather than making preparatory drawings.

Unaware of the American intentions, the British and Canadians thought that King, Boerstler and Winder had been intended as the first wave of Smyth's invasion rather than as a preparatory raid.

Some of the areas identified represent preparatory work rather than research per se.

Thirteen potential areas of research were identified, some of which represented preparatory work rather than research per se.

In general, PNs evaluated the preparatory training rather positively (M = 7.64, SD = 0.50 for the first day vs. M = 6.64. SD = 0.92 for the second day).