Sentence examples for rather, satisfy from inspiring English sources

Many of these people have no well-defined musculoskeletal disease but rather satisfy the diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia, making it the second most common diagnosis in rheumatology clinics, behind osteoarthritis.

Namely, if there are independent statements such as GF, F must have both models which satisfy GF and models which rather satisfy ¬GF.

Schumacher (1966) argues that Buddhists do not become attached to wealth, which stands in the way of liberation, but rather satisfy their needs by means of modest use of resources.

Some allies focused on the new resident's emerging needs and attempted to assist in their best interest, while others would rather "satisfy your relationships with colleagues than assist the residents (interview nurse).

There are also reports of an orchid that exclusively grows on an epiphytic fern (Lecoufle 1964) and on the association of an aroid with terrestrial bromeliads (Mayo et al. 2000)—although the aroid rather satisfies the definition of a miniature liana and its two subspecies associate with different bromeliad species.

Life satisfaction is measured by the response to the following question: "To what extent are you satisfied with the life you now lead?" Again, there are five answering categories: Not so satisfied; Rather satisfied; Satisfied; Very satisfied; and Extremely satisfied.

A few ex­amples here and there tease rather than satisfy.

They deflect passions rather than satisfy them, which may be why the term "heroic flexibility" has such a peculiar dissonance.

They typically lack the necessary social-emotional skills to form healthy, supportive relationships and do not understand that these behaviors obstruct rather than satisfy the need to belong.

His response is to ask for evidence that such interventions would make things better, rather than satisfy the urge to "do something" at the risk of escalating the conflict.

But the financial logic of free means that it makes more economic sense to increase the number of copies available at key points rather than satisfy people in the suburbs.