Sentence examples for rather be perceived from inspiring English sources

So you'd rather be perceived as not an activist.

I'd much rather be perceived as loud and arrogant, because all our sensitivity's in our records".

However, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism are often not discrete categories of interactions and should rather be perceived as a continuum of interaction ranging from parasitism to mutualism.

"It's true, most people would rather be perceived as learned scholars and would rather the world didn't know that they have TV's in every room," he said.

His best explanation is that "given the political dynamics that we're living in the moment, they'd rather be perceived as being as dumb as everybody else".

But the pronouncements yesterday by the rival camps in the New York Senate race showed once again that candidates would rather be perceived as harvesting bushels of contributions than as having a sparse crop.

Thus, many types of AADLs are no longer considered "assistive" but rather are perceived as common tools and are available to the general public.

In a country with a poor economy and limited job opportunities, the outmigration of students is not commonly perceived as a problem but rather is perceived as a solution to the high unemployment facing young health professionals.

Rather than be perceived as hypochondriacs, they would delay help-seeking for uncertain symptoms.

Barriers can sometimes be perceived rather than real.

Dobson cites Israeli startup Beyond Verbal as one of a handful of competitors – but notes they are targeting a slightly different result, seeking to identify how someone wants to be perceived, rather than focusing on their immediate "emotional layer".