Sentence examples for and later rather than from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "and later rather than" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to suggest a preference for doing something later instead of earlier, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "I would prefer to address this issue and later rather than rush into a decision."
Alternatives: "and subsequently instead of" or "and afterward rather than".

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And later, rather than asking each of us to contribute something to the war, he outsourced it to one-half of one-percent of the American people.

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It is better for one to study now and work later, rather than be part of dangerous labour".

Let's be honest, you're gonna eat more than one dessert anyway, so you might as well limit your dessert to one piece now and one piece later, rather than two or three pieces now and then even more later.

The official American estimate is that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon between 2010 and 2015, probably later rather than sooner.

Already, on Thursday, the market received its first indication of when exports from Iraq would resume, and it may be later rather than sooner.

As for Lorillard, Citi believes it would be better for BAT to buy Reynolds now and consider adding Lorillard later, rather than trying to snap up the combined group.

In this case, it was business-related and the issues were resolved, later rather than sooner.

If you think regulation will protect you from disruption, just remember that startups are bold and many will ask forgiveness later, rather than permission now.

There will be a day, and Cashman hopes it is later rather than sooner, when the Yankees will have to replace Rivera, their longtime closer.

It's also part of the evidence I would offer to confess that, if I had to do the desert island thing and choose, I would take later rather than earlier songs of Dylan.

Phenomena like pending changes in regulations, a predictable loss of market share, or preemption by a competitor are all costs associated with investing later rather than sooner and might cause us to exercise an option early.

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