Sentence examples for rather so long from inspiring English sources

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Rather, so long as the authorities do not find law-breaking, the penalties are few.

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The jurist Abraham D. Sofaer has suggested that, in Jackson's predicament, checks and balances were rather well distributed: so long as generals and Presidents who exceed the Constitution are vulnerable to the courts and to Congress, as Jackson was vulnerable to Hall, emergency powers are less likely to turn into permanent ones.

However, recently a variety of philosophers and scientists have argued (Odling-Smee et al., 2003; Sterelny, 2003, 2007, 2012) that natural selection can occur on traits even if traits vary most with the environment rather than genes, so long as environments can themselves be transmitted down lineages; Sterelny's suggestion is that this might be achieved by robust niche construction.

In contrast, two different methods yield very similar results even on rather different tasks, so long as the same underlying data is used (Figure 4C), and again the best performance is for the groups with the highest node degree.

The pity is she felt the need to protect her partner for so long, rather than the couple being able to enjoy her success in the open.

'I had been in this business trying so hard for so long, rather than paralysis me with fear it did the opposite,' he explains in measured tones.

China produces more than 90% of the grain it consumes.With global grain markets so jittery, officials are rather smug about having so long stressed the need for self-sufficiency.

For example, as I finish an art project, I'm noticing that I feel more annoyed that it took so long rather than feeling joy for making the artwork itself.

The question to be asked about "The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs" isn't: Does the magazine really have that much to say about dogs? but, rather: What took you so long?

By The New Yorker October 16, 2012 The question to be asked about "The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs" isn't: Does the magazine really have that much to say about dogs? but, rather: What took you so long?

The cheer that greets I Can't Go For That is as loud as anything heard on the main stage all weekend, though plainly a lot of the audience would rather have the chorus repeated so they can mouth "no can do!" at each other rather than a sax solo so long you could pop out to see the two-hour play about Hungarian child refugees in the theatre tent and still be back for the end of the song.

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