The phrase "a different path than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two different choices or directions one might take in a situation.
Example: "She decided to take a different path than her colleagues, pursuing a career in environmental science instead of finance."
Alternatives: "a different path from" or "an alternative route to".
SIR —Argentina is catching up by following a different path than Chile.
This is something that requires in my view a different path than we've been on.
BMW is taking a different path than competitors by designing the so-called megacity vehicle around its electric drive system from the start.
New York, with its large immigrant population, is choosing a different path than California, which repudiated bilingual education in a statewide referendum, and Arizona, which is expected to do the same in November.
"This massive loss of life could have been avoided if the Syrian government had chosen to take a different path than one of ruthless suppression of what were initially peaceful and legitimate protests by unarmed civilians," Ms. Pillay said.
Then again, it's hard to deny that the ice hockey professionals in this final four are on a different path than many athletes at these Games, and so for them, perhaps the thinking is more along the lines of "all or nothing", which certainly wouldn't bode well for this game.
"I think that where the ANC must take responsibility is that they did indicate that they were serious about actually placing this country on a different path rather than simply integrating people into the old path.
"We should not go down a different path now than we have done on natural disaster assistance," Pelosi told reporters.
I wish the judge and those involved had instead taken a different path: rather than draft a host of remedies, require the police department, community groups and others to work together to develop a new stop-and frisk-policy.
There were, however, a few colleagues who chose a different path: rather than resorting to challenging Moseley's findings solely with no or low-level evidence, they put the procedure to the only proper test, a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
But the question is can they be controlled and can a different path be followed than the one we were on before?" Though a timetable has not yet been made public, there are reports that NATO expects to collect roughly one-third of an unspecified number of arms by Aug. 31, as a good-will gesture before Parliament votes on the first pieces of the peace deal.
