Sentence examples for rather than a regular from inspiring English sources

Movement of this interface occurs on a timescale of months rather than a regular seasonal variation.

The Thing are an invigorating restorative rather than a regular diet, but long may they flourish.

This is where Godspeed's operation as a collective, rather than a regular band, becomes politically provocative.

For the moment at least Milner is happy to accept being a frequent substitute rather than a regular starter.

The Compact has a racier roofline than the old C-Max possessed, giving it the look of an upwardly-extended hatchback rather than a regular MPV.

It's a great platform for some envelope-pushing sketch comedy – shame it's only an occasional treat rather than a regular thing.

Rather than becoming a regular seaman, I was one of the leaders.

Horsetails apparently survive mainly by vegetative reproduction rather than by a regular dependence on the sexual cycle.

The jihadist group is at its most effective when its forces act as guerrillas rather than as a regular army defending or attacking fixed positions.

And though I'll be contributing to the blog in a more ad hoc way rather than writing a regular roundup, I will certainly remain an avid reader.

President Bush is now moving forward with plans to try six Guantánamo prisoners before a military tribunal, rather than hold a regular trial.