Sentence examples similar to rather than agreed 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

In Columbus, Annie Womack, who was volunteering for the N.A.A.C.P. to watch polls, said she saw people walk away rather than agree to wait in another line and receive a provisional ballot.

The company moved to close itself down last week, after failing to strike an accord with the union representing its bakery employees, who had gone on strike rather than agree to lower pay in a new labor contract.