Sentence examples for rather than agree from inspiring English sources

But rather than agree to the recall, Chrysler aggressively defended the Jeeps.

Mark Hughes resigned from his positions with N.I.H. and Georgetown University rather than agree to stop his research.

In 2011 David Cameron stormed out of a Brussels summit rather than agree to more regulation on the City.

The settlement vindicates Merck's risky decision to take cases to trial rather than agree to a quick, early settlement.

Alabama's secretary of state, however, preferred the appointment of a special master rather than agree to compliance by the federal elections in 2008.

That does not seem feasible — and even if it were, he said, he believes that the mayor would almost certainly withdraw Ms. Black's candidacy rather than agree to it.

Judge Sullivan asked why the government had not indicted and prosecuted the foreign banks, rather than agreeing to the settlements.

Both men looked grim, as if the league had stripped Bennett of the team rather than agreeing to let him relocate it.

Rather than agreeing to scrap the software altogether, the Chinese government has responded to the technical criticisms by ordering that the potential security breaches be eliminated.

Rather than agreeing to cooperate, some traders said, the various exchanges will be subject to the wave of mergers and acquisitions that have swept through many other European sectors, including banking and pharmaceuticals.

It said that between 1 January 2007 and 31 October 2008, Kensington had concentrated on getting its customers to repay arrears over a short period of time rather than agreeing arrangements based on their circumstances and ability to pay.