Sentence examples for rather than begin from inspiring English sources

It's very important to finish a novel rather than begin lots of new ones.

Today's actions took place as disappointed players cleaned out their lockers rather than begin preparations for the playoffs.

Rather than begin a major new home-building programme, Havering prefers infilling existing plots and ensuring the mix of homes is right.

So far this year, Detroit's Big Three automakers have chosen to cut production levels to reduce inventories rather than begin an incentive war.

It is widely believed that Mr. Papon's attempt to flee the country rather than begin serving his sentence influenced Mr. Chirac's decision.

Rather than begin another trial, Father Fugee and the Bergen County prosecutor's office signed an agreement that he would enter sex-offender treatment and have no unsupervised contact with children as part of his church duties.

Most of the retreats will be for advanced rather than beginning meditators, he said.

New companies in Japan often rely on big firms for backing, rather than beginning as wholly independent start-ups.

Before signing him, Zico sought to ensure Roberto Carlos would come and work, rather than beginning an early retirement in Istanbul.

Bassma Kodmani, a member of the executive committee, told reporters in Geneva that the Assad government "intends to intensify rather than beginning to comply with the cease-fire".

But any author who exhorts a child to be interested in something, rather than beginning with a subject that already interests the child, has a difficult task.