Sentence examples for constructive rather than a from inspiring English sources

"Once we're comfortable with a student's academic credentials," says Christoph Guttentag, dean of undergraduate admissions, "we want someone who will be a constructive, rather than a disruptive, member of our community: socially, culturally and interpersonally".

By contrast, the dramatic expansion of neuromast number in the Mp line of Paxton Benthic fish is an excellent example of a "constructive" rather than a "regressive" trait, one based on an increase or gain of structures, rather than reduction or loss.

It is important to spend the time being constructive rather than having a mutual whinging session about how bad things are.

If you have a big reason for complaining, then you could be spending time doing something constructive rather than moaning, like writing a letter to your local representative or spray-painting your huge protest sign for a sit-in on a comfortable cushion.

Taking a critical approach toward digital technology use in universities is a constructive rather than destructive exercise.

President Obama is the perfect person to launch this campaign, because the speech that would re-frame the debate around constructive (rather than destructive) principles would be a lot like the speech on race relations that he made during his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination.

The staff satisfaction questionnaire should ensure that comments are objective and constructive rather than only providing staff with an opportunity to complain.

'It's actually all rather simple once you break it down into simple components,' she says of their chequered relationship, 'and if you are principled and go for a path that's constructive rather than destructive.

Androgens also have an anabolic (synthesizing and constructive, rather than degradative) function in stimulating the production of skeletal muscles and bone as well as red blood cells.

What's lacking is an aggressive plan to provide the personnel and tools necessary for our government departments and agencies to succeed, and a new paradigm that imagines the watchdog role as constructive rather than punitive.

But it would be constructive rather than punitive.