Sentence examples for rather than concede from inspiring English sources

Torre said afterward that Clemens sometimes tries too hard to be perfect, rather than concede a little.

China would prefer to keep Mr Tung in place, weakened though he is, rather than concede that its choice was wrong.

Rather than concede that the Senate knew what it was doing, these commentators contend that the deletion was more a matter of careless editing.

To invigorate conservative minions, Representative J. Dennis Hastert, the speaker, ushered Congress into a lame-duck session rather than concede a few spending items to President Clinton.

Rather than concede that he made mistakes, he's sticking with people who will, if they get the chance, lead us into two, three, many quagmires.

That's hardly a tough or trick question, but rather than concede she isn't all-knowing or depart from her script, the senator deflected it with another mini-speech.

Refuting racist propaganda rather than conceding to it is essential for the prosperity of our major cities.

Crawley claimed they should have been awarded a goal-kick rather than conceding a sixth corner, but Darron Gibson took it short and, receiving a return pass from Gabriel Obertan, crossed for Brown to guide a neat header inside the far post.

Rather than conceding what is left of the city's food-making trade, officials are arranging new spaces for kitchens and processing plants for small companies and securing private financing to help established food makers grow.

Rather than conceding defeat, some researchers have turned to the fish for swimming lessons.

"If we had been more clinical we might have been points up rather than conceding a soft try but it's games like today that you learn from.