Sentence examples for but rather a test from inspiring English sources

These should not be bases for criticism but rather a test of our tolerance".

This is not a rehearsal for "Jurassic Aviary" -- the earliest birds like archaeopteryx sported menacing rows of teeth along their beaks -- but rather a test of new knowledge about how organs are generated in developing embryos.

Dr. David Wright, the lead author of the study and a professor of emergency medicine at Emory University, noted that this was not a full clinical trial of the efficacy of the drug, but rather a test of its safety.

The numbers came from something confusingly called the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, which is not the 2000 census but rather a test of a new way of collecting detailed census data.

The K-DEMO at the first stage in our development plan is not regarded as a final DEMO but rather a test facility for a commercial reactor.

Let the tragic death of Magnitsky not stand as another litmus test for rule of law, but rather a reverse test which measures our commitment to human rights.

Nevertheless, this is not yet a diagnostic tool but rather a screening test, and so positive NIPT results must still be confirmed using invasive techniques.

Wheelchair racing is far from a glorified soap-box derby, but rather an intricate test of athletic strength, endurance and strategy among athletes whose propulsion comes from arms atop wheels rather than legs atop sneakers.

Our objective is not the development of a stand-alone screening tool, but rather an adjunctive test, to enrich the screening pool for conventional screening methods.

Most likely there will be no single test to describe the quality of a compression workflow, but rather a matrix of different tests and conditions.

It has to be noted that the conceptual framework developed by the EDTA does not represent a testing scheme but rather a tool box in which the various tests that can contribute information for the detection of the hazards of endocrine disruption are placed.