Sentence examples for but rather taking from inspiring English sources

It's not about Luddism, but rather taking a stand in favor of time.

Therefore, it is more than just opting-out, but rather, taking a stand on what kind of society we want in the future.

Deveining, as you refer to it, does not involve removing something with blood in it, as the word would suggest, but rather taking out the digestive tract of the prawn.

He's right; despite the evident artistry of the pictures, the subjects never seem to be hiding behind their poses, but rather taking an aspect of who they are and representing it with their whole selves.

And they aren't sitting around holding stuffy committee meetings and seminars, but rather taking to the streets, making a noise at festivals and, starting next Friday, holding music gigs.

A nice twist, really: a do-gooder American not bringing the Protestantism of his rector father to a missionary life, but rather taking on the task of purifying a Buddhism he has never practiced.

I was not at all curious about who she was, but rather took her for granted at once.

Taiwan will not move towards independence, he says, but rather take steps to build trust and reduce the chances of military conflict.

It does not create state legislatures out of whole cloth, but rather takes them as they come -- as creatures born of, and constrained by, their state constitutions.

This should not be discouraged through closed immigration policy, but rather taken advantage of through the establishment of for-export nurse training programs, as the Philippines has done.

In November, the C.F.T.C. requested that CME Group not conduct its own investigation, but rather take part in the agency's inquiry, and since then we have worked together closely.