Sentence examples for but rather not from inspiring English sources

"Not to fail but, rather, not to fully succeed".

In this context, the 28% clean energy target by 2030 proposed by Australia's chief scientist Alan Finkel does not look too radical, but rather not ambitious enough.

I learned to see that the problem is not lack of attention, but rather not being able to choose to attend to one thing, to the exclusion of the smorgasbord of everything else that is competing for one's attention.

In fact, this is not a case of "Not in My Backyard" but rather "Not in My Front Yard," as this 420,000-square-foot, non-taxpaying, continued-care community will rise eight stories in front of the oldest, most historic estate in our village, the 1849 Phelps-James Estate.

The problem isn't giving away too much power, but rather not providing support and clarity.

This does not mean ignoring bad news but rather not letting it disrupt your productivity or your spirit.

She has a new boyfriend, but would rather not discuss him.

I have a serious deer problem on my property in Long Island but would rather not put up eight-foot fences.

He says he earned about £30,000 from dentistry last year, but would rather not say how much his business earned him.

She'll move to take another GM job but would rather not.

It's the place people go when they want money but would rather not hold it in currency.