Sentence examples for but rather compliments from inspiring English sources

These people aren't direct competitors but rather compliments to my companies.

I have made a conscious effort in my parenting to not comment on looks, rather compliment other aspects of their amazing little selves".

I have long recognized that men and women have different strengths and skill sets, neither of which should change or be diminished, but rather, coexist and compliment each other.

[Obrist says this not in the tone of a standard compliment, but rather as a fact that defines Asad's work and is transmitted in the quality of his work.] Asad elicits a very necessary human touch, whether he is speaking with a curator or with Nadal or Federer about some tennis topic for an article.

But rather than an insult, Ochoa's bunt served as the ultimate compliment.

Compliments and kind gestures never diminish from our own attributes, but rather heighten an awareness for what we appreciate in others and look for in ourselves.

Nice but rather unlikely.

In a rather backhanded compliment, SF writer and historian Brian W Aldiss once wrote that de Camp "never produces masterpieces, but is nonetheless rarely dull".

Even more concerning is that he seems to suggest it instead of seeking medical attention, rather than complimenting it.

Brown described Rankin as "one of the most open-minded drilling engineers I've met" — a rather backhanded compliment.

But actually, says Richard Leese, leader of Manchester city council, "we have always taken that as rather a compliment".Manchester is lending officials who steered the rebuilding of its IRA-bombed city centre to help Liverpool with its centre.