Sentence examples for rather refers from inspiring English sources

A ten-per-cent chance of an atom decaying is not arbitrary at all, but rather refers to the certainty that the atom will decay in ten per cent of the universes branched from that point.

The word deutsch in the title does not mean strictly "German," but it rather refers to the etymological meaning of "common," thus being used to apply to all of the Germanic languages, the historical development of which is traced for the first time.

The last suggestion for improving communication, "optimizing the signal", rather refers to the "quality dimension".

Recovery is not synonymous with QoL or symptom reduction but rather refers to the ability to have a meaningful and fulfilling life despite the restrictions of BD.

It should be noted that the 200 million figure is not monthly active users but rather refers to app downloads registered users — combined for Line's iPhone/Android/Windows Phone/BlackBerry/Nokia Asha/feature phone apps.

The concept of outlier data is qualitative in the sense that it is not the same as incorrect data but rather refers to data that are different from the majority.

CLINTON -- I'd rather refer to it as having been a learning experience, Lars-Erik, because indeed it was.

If a brown spot develops, it is likely soon to be filled by what some might call weeds, but which Bormann, Balmori, and Geballe would rather refer to as "low growing broad-leaved plants".

We will not pursue this matter here, rather referring to [14, 36] for a more comprehensive discussion.

That is, they do not express properties of the system S alone, but rather refer to the relation between two systems.

This is why scholars increasingly try to avoid speaking about "natural disasters" and rather refer only to "disasters" or "natural hazards".