Go for and Rather

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Go for verb - To have a price of.

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Rather and go for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead a verb "Go for".

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

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Go for and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Go for" instead a verb "Rather".

Can see "images" rather than single points of heat and can go for the more vulnerable targets rather than the exhaust.

Source: Air-Launched Weapons
Rather than go for depicting a famous battle like Gettysburg in the opening scene, Lincoln opens with the lesser known Battle of Jenkins' Ferry.

Source: Film / Lincoln
You can go for the high score if you like, but since the minigame is mainly there to amuse a bored or short-attention spanned player, the points are rather meaningless.

Source: Video Game / Saira

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