Sentence examples for rather is not from inspiring English sources

Rather is not an easy person to like.

Watching a screen is not reading, or rather is not how to read, if "reading" means something more or other than accompanying Mr. Crichton into the theme park of his version of historic France.

All of these things require work, work that is not rewarded, or rather is not rewarded in a way that maps well onto getting a research position or getting promotion, or indeed in today's world, just keeping your job.

Finally, with regard to the widespread public rejection of evolution, it is reasonable to speculate that much of the general population's misunderstanding of and subsequent resistance to evolution may well be due to how evolution is treated, or rather, is not treated, in public school science classes.

The main difference, rather, is not face time in the examining room, but the connection (perceived and actual) that exists during the 99%percentt of the time the patient and physician spend apart.

Or rather isn't.

And now there is — or, rather, isn't — Eliot Spitzer, the newly minted former governor of the State of New York.

Most of us would rather be not have the opportunity to be as admirable.

Mapes was a primary target faulted for carelessness and overzealousness but Rather was not spared.

Rather was not happy about the appointment of Thornburgh, though publicly he did not criticize the choices.

(Or rather, wasn't fending them off).