Sentence examples for backs but rather from inspiring English sources

But he was essentially a lyrical, introspective singer whose effect on listeners was not to nail them to their seat backs, but rather to draw them into the very heart of song.

They would ideally wish for Adventure Island to be populated by men in beige socks, sandals and Ralph Lauren polo tops, who would never rip the shirts off their own backs but rather, discreetly, the backs of others, working as they do in the worlds of banking, estate agency and management consultancy.

"It's not that we're going back, but rather that we're tailoring our sales to different markets: London and New York," said Franck Giraud, head of 19th- and 20th-century art for Christie's worldwide.

"This is not a step back but rather a step not yet taken.

The investment doesn't come from traditional VC backing, but rather from Startup Minds, a newer L.A.-based accelerator with a non-traditional strategy where investments can range anywhere from $25,000 up to $600,000.

Barnes & Nobel released a color version of its Nook ereader just a few weeks back, but rather than cutting directly into the sales of the Kindle, it will likely carve out its own market.

I write, however, not to pat myself on the back, but rather to marvel at how birthday parties have changed.

She didn't hold back but rather dove deep into all the layers of emotion that were brought to light within the story.

No, I'm not digging up an alleged racist beating that took place some ten years back but rather something just as violent and obnoxious: the January transfer window.

The USSR didn't die from being stabbed in the back, but rather like a mother that never was, abandoned by foreign lands that it alternately stole from and coddled, and by the homeland it had begotten but couldn't nurture, Russia.

Another limitation is that this study was not designed to determine sociodemographic differences between subgroups with low back pain, but rather was designed to examine the natural history of back pain among seniors at three integrated health systems.