Sentence examples for ago rather than from inspiring English sources

The DWP said: "This rating reflects where the project was eight months ago rather than now.

Restructuring would have been better conducted years ago, rather than in the midst of the current crisis.

When do we want it?" were met with the odd call of "10 years ago" rather than the planned "now".

Mr. Eichiner conceded that this year's product offensive was the result of production decisions set years ago, rather than any strategic brilliance.

If it were possible today, who would choose to resurrect some mushy yokel from a century ago rather than Grandpa or Junior or Fido?

More-advanced techniques, however, began about 1 million years ago; rather than simply smashing the rock against a boulder, a soft hammer (usually antler) began to be used.

But Mr. Crist bolted the party four months ago rather than face Mr. Rubio in the primary and is running as an independent in a three-way race.

But this was driven by collapsing imports, which fell by a huge 58% from their level of a year ago, rather than by rising exports.

And I think, if it was, I think it would have manifested a long time ago rather than late in life".

Kantar said this was more likely because of a reduction in big promotions compared with a year ago, rather than shoppers staying away in protest against the scandal.

If the herbal supplement ephedra is so bad for you, why wasn't it banned years ago rather than just last week?