Sentence examples for but rather reflected from inspiring English sources

This was not evidence of careerist aspirations of would-be participants, but rather reflected the serious income supplement that could be derived from buying V.C.R.'s and blue jeans in the U.S. and selling them at home.

One of the prime characteristics of a photonic crystal is that it has a band gap -- a range of light frequencies that is not propagated within the crystal, but rather reflected.

Pfizer itself was quick to insist that its decision was not a vote of no confidence in the UK as a business environment but rather reflected a broader rethink of priorities.

While the staff changes are significant, several aides said that they did not indicate a new direction or a sense of dissatisfaction with the campaign, but rather reflected a need for a deeper bench of advisers as the pace of the contest intensifies and television advertising begins.

"In other productions, when youngsters were put onstage, I never saw that brutal energy," Mr. Devriendt said about his quest for a theater project about the teenage years that was neither saccharine nor nihilistic, but rather reflected the complexity of the search of identity and the need to experiment.

Three other justices, John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wrote a separate opinion to say that the denial should not be mistaken for a lack of interest, but rather reflected the fact that the federal courts had not yet had a chance to review a three-strikes case.

Appraisers say their figures are not inflated, but rather reflect the improving market in some areas of the country.

But whatever the possible sins of the Blackwater firm, the overall problem is not private contracting in itself; contractors do not set the tone but rather reflect the sins and virtues of their customers, namely their sponsoring governments.

On the prospect of dates for American withdrawals, Mr. Johndroe, the White House spokesman, said that the agreement would not prescribe American troop levels over time, but rather reflect a transition to Iraqi command.

In China, the Basic Medical Insurance program is not a universal entitlement but rather reflects differences in social classes.

Passive RFID tags do not transmit power, but rather reflect the power back to the antenna, called incident power.