Sentence examples for but rather a statement from inspiring English sources

It's not a question, but rather a statement.

This time there was no news conference, as there was last time, but rather a statement late Saturday night from Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stating that the stimulus was on track.

When one of the greatest basketball players, who nevertheless is still No. 2, starts talking about piano lessons, it is not a sign of his desire for a hobby but rather a statement about his capacity for self-improvement.

According to news accounts, the tax plan that the Trump Administration will release on Wednesday won't be a comprehensive proposal but, rather, a statement of general principles — a glorified wish list.

They might need something to hang those on, as will grown-ups, so don't let it cause a clutter but rather a statement by hanging them on the Adamo wall-mounted stand (kitchenways.co.uk) – an Italian-designed acrylic head cast that puts crash hats in their place and has hooks on the arm for hanging coats.

Guy Catrillo, who stepped down recently as a co-chairman of the 9-11 committee, said he felt that the process had been misunderstood and that the monument should not be considered a 9/11 monument, but rather a statement about world terrorism, with the official title "To the Struggle Against World Terrorism".

Do not make this your main argument, but rather a short statement near the end of the letter, after making your case.

"[T]he act of incorporating the same-sex marriage ban into the state constitution sends the message that South Dakota's same-sex marriage ban is not a temporary state of affairs but rather a fundamental statement of the state's public policy," she wrote.

When conservatives talk about their love for America, they're not making a statement, but rather a comparison.

"There is no compulsion in religion," cannot then be viewed as merely a philosophical statement but rather a foundational value and an obligatory practice.

It is, rather, a statement of fact.