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The phrase "would rather like" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is a conflation of two separate expressions: "would like" and "would rather."
Example: "I would rather go to the beach than the mountains."
Alternatives: "would prefer" or "would like to."
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I would rather like to be a Claudia.
They would rather like to have that notion dispelled.
I can smell the curry and, as I am famished, would rather like some.
Like many a harried Christmas shopper hunting for gifts, the boss of Hamleys has spotted something he would rather like for himself.
Plus, it would rather like the private sector to offer a cheaper way of delivering cargo to the International Space Station than the deal it gets from its current overfed contractors.
"When the country puts all its effort to win premier Li Keqiang's recently declared war against pollution, I would rather like to see one that involves less 'wartime machineries' but employs more systematic policy and legal reforms," said Li.
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I'd rather like to inspect his weapon of mass destruction myself".
And yes, of course, I'd rather like to hear what people thought about me.
I'd rather like not to - but I suspect I will.' Why would she like not to?
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