Sentence examples for but rather seems from inspiring English sources
("He does not hesitate at our boldest Measures, but rather seems to think us too irresolute," John wrote to Abigail, perpetually annoyed at Franklin's gift for arriving late at a party and then lighting all the candles on the cake).
"The statute does not appear to be self-executing, but rather seems to require an administrating or implementing authority that is not specifically provided for by the statutory text".
If celebrities are "our royalty," as the cliché goes, then they're less like British Royals than like Saudi Royals -- an endlessly metastasizing class that is not rarefied or distant, but rather seems on the brink of overrunning us.
The opening monologue — "Ha ha ha! How I enjoy the folksy ways of the niggers down here" — isn't from the original play but rather seems to be a pastiche of nineteenth-century white "appreciations" of slave folklore, notably Joel Chandler Harris's introduction to "Uncle Remus".
Accordingly, their success or failure is not based on factual measurements of their outcomes, but rather seems to be determined by the level of "ideational convergence" (Radaelli & Pasquier, 2008, p. 38) they have led to.
Further, seeing that scholars are invited from the entire world to suggest that the whole Islamic world is against Da'esh, this is not a mere fatwa (or legal opinion, which is not binding per se to the community) but rather seems to be an attempt to achieve a consensus or ijma.
The sculptor no longer modeled his shapes in the usual way but rather seemed to "paint" them with his chisel.
The luster of New Jersey as a home to heavy hitters of the pharmaceutical business has not waned, however, but rather seemed to grow stronger.
In my reading of Ms. Heller's review, she didn't seem to question Mr. Rushdie's importance but rather seemed merely to find piquancy in the fact that he never questioned it either.
While I agree that several of the changes have a solid basis in sound medical and nursing practice — private rooms can help prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections, and privacy helps a patient get better rest — other changes are not based in medicine but rather seem intended to mask the fact that a person is in the hospital.
The messages and comments currently visible don't speak to any specific agenda or complaint against Facebook or its founder, but rather seem to be random, and sometimes bizarre, posts typical to spam attacks instigated by trolls.
