Sentence examples for rather given the from inspiring English sources

Rather, given the United States' "actively hostile relationship" with Iraq at the time, he was asking Mr. Clarke "a perfectly logical question," Ms. Rice said.

"I would far rather, given the understandable anger that people feel, return the money I have been permitted to claim and pay the bills myself.

Rather, given the diversity of the guests, here was an opportunity to broaden a social base that, by Cameron's own admission, is overpopulated by men from a similar, if not identical school, university and dining club.

For Toback, this moment in the Cannes sun (or rather, given the current weather, rain) might well be his calling card back to the big time - although it is a measure of how mortifying the business can be that a director like him needs a calling card.

If life is hard and often destructive, the question Sophocles asks is not how did this come to be or why did such a misfortune have to happen but rather, given the circumstances, how must one conduct oneself, how should one act, and what must one do.

Rather, given the neural endowment, the educational challenge is to develop and hone it through practice.

Paxman's first contribution rather gave the game away.

"I would rather give the money to the charity".

Biting the hand that feeds rather gives the impression that AVB has become a touch hypersensitive.

"I like to be intelligent, or rather give the impression of being intelligent.

He added, "We'd rather give the wine away for free to someone who will really appreciate it".