Sentence examples for rather than clear from inspiring English sources
The Paris shows are full of little signals, rather than clear direction.
But rather than clear up the mystery, their latest genetic tests have uncovered evidence of another royal sex scandal.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that Mr. Mubarak's immediate resignation might complicate, rather than clear, Egypt's path to democracy, given the requirements of Egypt's Constitution.
Preferring to break his bail conditions rather than clear his name in Sweden, he sought asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy, where he remains to this day.
The court of appeal quashed a decision by East Sussex county council to divert the 140-year-old Framfield path, near Uckfield, rather than clear it of obstructions.
Pasley concludes: "Governing on the basis of inherent powers rather than clear legal-constitutional authority is a distinctly undemocratic, illiberal, and un-American approach to governance.
The government, rather than clearing the air, is muddying it.
An example could be an agricultural company raising crops on already degraded land rather than clearing more forests.
As executives mingled with Chinese officials this evening, their understanding of the situation became murkier rather than clearer.
This would maximise the scope for "netting"—totting up all traders' sales and purchases and clearing the net amount, rather than clearing every trade.
Rather than clearing Husayba and leaving, the Marines have left an entire battalion in the area, and the Iraqi Army has blanketed the town with troops.
