Sentence examples for rather served as from inspiring English sources

And the wristbands and headbands did not sop up sweat from athletes, but rather served as V.I.P. passes of sorts — yellow was for coveted floor space; blue meant banishment to the stands.

Through these years, Percoco had no particular policy portfolio (or expertise) to speak of but, rather, served as a kind of political bodyguard for the governor, rewarding friends and punishing enemies.

"This was probably because the mosque was never intended for public use, but rather served as the worship place for the women of the shah's harem," Khatam said.

Accordingly, this week's audio recordings of Sterling's racist rants came as no surprise to Clippers fans, but rather served as the "smoking gun" after years of allegations.

This transcriptome was not reconstructed to study expression but rather served as a reduction in complexity for variation discovery.

These PCR products generally were not sequenced for this study, but rather served as an indicator of high-quality DNA.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but rather serve as the light on the hill.

After that, he said he did not foresee himself having "an active role in government" but rather serving as an elder statesman in an advisory role.

Mr. Beaty, not performing here but rather serving as writer, lyricist and director, lazily marries one old story with another even older one, wrapping the result in musical numbers that try for "rousing" but achieve it only intermittently.

On paper he is not employed by the firm, but rather serves as a consultant.

This work does not provide a comprehensive model but rather serves as a starting point for further study.