The phrase "but rather a result" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to clarify or contrast a previous statement by indicating that something is not the case, but instead, it is a consequence or outcome of something else.
Example: "The issue is not a failure of the system, but rather a result of inadequate training."
Alternatives: "but instead an outcome" or "but rather a consequence."
Thomas said he believes Abdul-Jabbar's aloofness was not malicious but rather a result of his sensitivity and shyness.
Those effects are generally not due to the toxicity of the material per se, but rather a result of the physical features of the nanoparticles.
Hegel saw the sphere of liberty as the whole state, with freedom not so much an individual's right, but rather, a result of human reason.
"In the case of the attacks against Israel, the damage is not accidental, but rather a result of deliberate and frequent assaults on civilian populations which are aimed at harming innocent civilians," she ruled.
Critics of the bill say the slump in foreign tourism is not a public relations issue, but rather a result of strict immigration rules that subject visitors to unwelcoming, even humiliating, procedures.
And failure (to find work, for example) is often not one's fault but rather a result of systemic economic transformations, so moving on and learning from the experience is often impossible.
We propose that this shift is not due to better EV but rather an effect resulting from more frequent gains than losses.
The elimination of K-Ras expression was not a non-specific off-target effect of the 4OHT treatment but rather a specific result of the activation of the resident Cre-ERT2 recombinase by this compound.
Results show that the azeotrope is not a manifestation of non-idealities in the hydrate phase but rather a direct result of the hydrate structure.
Thus, the interaction force measured by AFM was not that of a single antigen antibody pair, but rather a collective result of interaction forces from multiple antigen/antibody pairs.
As such, the film once distributed/disseminated is not a conclusion but rather a beginning, resulting in an ongoing multiplier effect as different audiences engage with it, take it up and participate in further dialogue and practice/policy change.
