Sentence examples for rather extend from inspiring English sources

The cubes are not closed, but rather extend in projecting rods, like the frayed edges of fabric, suggesting the network might continue to grow.

In conclusion, we can confirm that our findings do not differ very much from previous observations [8, 9], but rather extend them.

In addition, the content of the messages provides rich information about the political issues and the framing of those issues during elections, such as whether contested issues concern Europe or rather extend pre-existing national debates.

The players want to play and would rather extend the current agreement -- as they have done five times.

At first blush it might seem that this has already been addressed, but I'm not talking about employing desensitizing lubricant to fend off premature ejaculation (or rather, "extend pleasure").

But they might pick the commies!" A general election wouldn't overcome Britain's political dysfunction just like that, but in backing May, the Tories who like to pretend to be the grown-ups in the room are showing that they would rather extend and deepen a constitutional crisis than risk not getting their way.

The thoughtful stylishness of Mr. Pawlikowski's direction doesn't cheapen or aestheticize Tanya's plight but rather extends to her the dignity and compassion that only art can confer.

Rather, extending the vision analogy, the texts suggest that whereas "the knowing" is comparable to eyesight, deliberation is analogous to peering this way or that while trying to spot something.

Comparing to the company's mission to an airplane's flight path, Armstrong said selling to Verizon was not changing direction but, rather, "extending the tarmac".

What our current mindset often ends up doing is projecting, or rather extending, from present "knowns," since we have not the tools to conceptualize the "unknowns".

Rather, extending the Bush tax cuts will result in an $830 billion give-away for the nation's wealthiest Americans, significantly increasing government debt, the interest on which will be paid by our nation's middle-class for years to come.