Sentence examples for but rather once from inspiring English sources

"People don't explicitly think, 'I've recycled a cup and solved global warming,' but rather once they've done an action like recycling, they feel consciously or subconsciously like they've done their part".

Considered like a pie, Luzhkov said, those in power never nurtured the wealth; but rather, once a new clan seized control of the pie, they simply re-divided it up among themselves for as long as they could.

As is illustrated by the Antinomies, Kant does not deny the thinkability of things-in-themselves, but rather once concepts are extended beyond the realm of experience, we are without a basis to justifiably endorse one theoretical construction over another.

We can debate the unfairness of this all we want but I'd rather once again err on the side of reality.

But the intelligence community isn't keeping things from the American people because we don't trust them, but rather because once important security information is out there, anyone can access it, including those who would do us harm.

It's technically proficient, but once you've seen a fly-over shot of Tokyo or rather once you've seen it eight or ten times the point of seeing it yet again begins to pale.

Rather, once established, relationships can be helped by technology – texting, video calling, and so on.

Are we still -- or rather, once again -- drunk on the heady wine of total denunciation?

Rather, once you find the best price, you select the vendor and are taken to that Web site to complete the sale.

Or, rather, once separated from its family, each individual book becomes relatively meaningless in relation to the original collector, but suddenly newly meaningful as the totality of the author's mind.

Mr. Rather, once again, you have perfectly captured the disgrace that is the current president.