Sentence examples for rather than applaud from inspiring English sources

And nonunion workers tend to resent rather than applaud the better pay and benefits of their unionized brethren.

But rather than applaud the new opportunities, some women's sports advocates call it a dead-end activity.

And when Gabby Douglas, the first African-American woman to win an all-around gold medal in gymnastics, took to the floor, Facebook users lamented the state of her hair rather than applaud her ability to execute an incredible split leap.

But rather than applaud the movie's success, Hollywood's chattering classes instead argue sotto voce that the success of the Saw movies just makes Lions Gate more likely to try to sell itself.

—Surround yourself with smart administrators who challenge you rather than applaud your every edict.

It is somewhat demoralizing to witness the petty response from some who, rather than applaud these efforts and look for ways to assist and enhance them by making the pavilion available for their use, merely whine about the possible noise these children might make, presumably while painting pictures, taking photographs, or learning a trade.

Rather than applauding its virtue, you end up wishing the Orchard had been more wasteful.

But a number of budget experts are booing rather than applauding, including the fiscal hawks at the International Monetary Fund.

But rather than applauding their reticence, I've come to believe, with Anne-Marie Slaughter, that accomplished women and men should name their families among their accomplishments.

How ridiculous has the cult of voicemail become, that writing a sentence like that is frowned on, rather than applauded as a sign of good mental health?

Rather than applauding the class-action suit as another attempt to punish the tobacco companies, they have protected the industry's ability to appeal.