Sentence examples for but rather an intermediate from inspiring English sources

We suggest that the pseudo-savanna typical of transformed succulent thicket is not a stable alternative state to intact thicket, but rather an intermediate stage in a trajectory towards a highly desertified state where only the ephemeral grasses and forbs persist.

This atypical signature probably reflects neither types nor strains but rather an intermediate conformation of the pathologic PrP.

In Nigeria and in Ghana, rare penicillin-resistance isolates were detected but rather an intermediate resistance to this antibiotic was observed, 30.9% and 45% respectively [ 24, 26].

In contrast to the prediction of the Kosterlitz-Thouless-Halperin-Nelson-Young theory for the melting of two-dimensional materials, we don't observe a hexatic phase but rather an AGP as an intermediate phase.

A subpopulation consuming an aromatic compound, like benzoate, doesn't oxidize it completely to CO2 but rather produces an intermediate, like acetate or formate, and releases the intermediate into the environment (Table 1, Eqn. (4) and (5)).

However, the longest fatigue life is not achieved with the highest fiber content, but rather with an intermediate one (0.6%).

Outcome variation could thus be linked to distinct process patterns, increasing the explanatory power of turnaround models Does post-bankruptcy performance represent final firm profitability or is it rather an intermediate effect?

However, it was not entirely clear if PI5P itself could be a second messenger in cell migration, or, if it was rather an intermediate for the production of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5 P2 or PI 4,5 P2).

Contrary to what was expected, antidepressants did not seem to be an intermediate but rather a confounder.

Programming is not a linear predefined activity, but rather a prototype-oriented approach in which intermediate solutions are considered before releasing a solution which is considered good enough to solve the situation problem.

In addition, high blood pressure may not be a confounder, but rather could be an intermediate variable in cerebrovascular mortality.