Sentence examples for rather than approval from inspiring English sources

At some point some kind of survival instinct kicked in and I realised I needed to change therapists – I needed to pursue wellbeing rather than approval or validation.

But then, McConnell's proposal would proceed to introduce a resolution of disapproval, rather than approval, putting Congress in the position of taking a popular vote -- against raising the debt ceiling.

Where these changes affect communication of content rather than content itself, re-submission to an ethics review board might only be required for information, rather than approval.

When guidance differed, we examined possible reasons, noting if the difference was only about restrictions on use, rather than approval versus non-approval.

New licensing rules will approve reactor designs for construction anywhere, rather than requiring approval for each individual plant.

(NB: Sullivan should have said "court" rather than "government" approval).

She describes them as "wonderful" people who brought her up to do what she believes in "rather than seek approval from the crowd".

NB: This posting was amended at 8.15am on Wednesday 23 April to make clear that Sullivan should have referred to court rather than government approval.

The classic sci-fi series is always a welcome presence at Nintendo events, but this incarnation left viewers scratching their heads rather than whooping approval.

By 2000 he was making tiny lots of his own wine, and now, in 2008, Scholium (pronounced SKOH-lee-um) Project is a full-fledged cult wine, although surely the most idiosyncratic cult wine around, with sales driven by curiosity and word of mouth rather than critical approval.

You might not like the Miliband message, and its electoral appeal remains entirely untested, but whether the question is media magnates, big corporations or – most recently – Washington, with its presumption that Britain would join the military action in Syria that Mr Miliband helped stop, he has, in his quiet way, challenged rather than sought approval from power.