Sentence examples for rather contesting from inspiring English sources

Most often, the protests against recent changes aren't about what's outlined in the Bologna vision; rather, they are rather "contesting the fact that the changes have not been thought through, planned properly, and funded properly," Crosier says.

Both colleges said they were opposing the subpoenas on procedural grounds, rather than contesting the association's right to the information.

But it would be unwise for Labour's stance on the government's proposals to suggest we are conceding rather than contesting the reform territory.

But rather than contesting the statement or even expressing surprise, the other panelists nodded and wondered aloud if indeed menopause might be the explanation.

He argued a similar point in his previous book, "Chic Ironic Bitterness," to which "Sincerity" forms a companion volume — the skeptical worldview secretly preserves the ideals of integrity and honesty rather than contesting them.

Q: On that subject, Alan Milburn wrote an article for the Guardian recently that said that "it would be unwise for Labour's stance on the government's proposals to suggest we are conceding rather than contesting the reform territory".

With the games in hand the teams around them have, and their own games running out, the Impact may now find that rather than contesting a play-off spot against Columbus they're recast as spoilers for the Crew's rivals.

Rather than "contesting" the architecture or "challenging" the viewer, to use the banal phraseology of museum types, Buren's work is at the mercy of the light from the Paris sky, the scudding clouds, the slanting sunlight as it enters the building.

The insurance companies often find it easier to pay out and raise premiums rather than contest every claim.

Rather than contest the prestigious race, Dennis is focused on one goal: the 2016 Olympics, starting on 5 August.

In practice, the Home Office might drop some cases rather than contest them in public and thereby risk revealing sources or spying methods.