Sentence examples for opposed to let from inspiring English sources

"I'm sure they said to themselves, let's just keep a little space here and see what happens to Steve as opposed to let's embrace Steve and say he's my friend".

The response was you need to stop your anger, as opposed to "let's work with that and figure out why you are angry," which would have been a healthier therapeutic response, he says.

Bartlett told me that, more than once, he's heard Bush say of the press, " 'Their business is sometimes to be provocative,' or 'What's the lead going to be?' As opposed to, 'Let's have a conversation.' " Bartlett went on, "So he does like formats and reporters who can get out of the moment and look at the big picture".

There is little or no convincing evidence on whether appointment of industry or technology experts (as opposed to, let us say, attributes such as ethnic, geographic or gender diversity) matters.

Kimmy Schmidt tries to soften the blow a bit by making the students adult GED learners, as opposed to, let's say, inner-city at-risk middle schoolers.

But privately Mr Kibaki is strongly opposed to letting "his boys go".

You have to accept losses and use it as motivation, as opposed to letting it defeat you.

And more time is now spent on lessons that engage the whole class (as opposed to letting pupils work alone).

Not surprisingly, leaders of both parties now say they are opposed to letting the changes happen on Jan . 1

As opposed to letting the tension out, it's added spark and conflict and helped us focus.

"So I decided to commit to it, as opposed to letting my fear stand in the way," he says.