Sentence examples for rather than confronting them from inspiring English sources
Washington is now proposing talking to Hezbollah's patrons, Iran and Syria, rather than confronting them — a move that undermines the group's attempt to demonize the United States.
Troops have been guarding key main installations since police lost control of the streets, but they have failed to enforce the curfew and have often fraternised with protesters rather than confronting them.
As a result, the Panzerwaffe was an elite force that grew out of the cavalry rather than the infantry, but it retained many elements of the latter's mode of operations, including an emphasis on interarm cooperation, a decentralized system of command operating within an exceptionally disciplined framework, and a penchant for outflanking and bypassing obstacles rather than confronting them head on.
Mr. Brands, a professor of history at Texas A&M University and the author of a biography of Theodore Roosevelt ("T. R.: The Last Romantic"), describes Franklin as projecting a reasonable, understated persona, "one that accommodated others rather than confronting them".
A procrastinator is someone who postpones important tasks and duties until a later date, rather than confronting them.
In an interview with Science Insider, RASPresident Vladimir Fortov, 68, an accomplished plasma physicist, criticizes how the reforms were forced upon the scientific community and defends his strategy of cooperating with the academy's adversaries rather than confronting them.
All too often, they appease protectionists rather than confront them.
Rather than confront them head-on, the challengers bypassed them.
It's much worse to dissolve around these things, rather than confront them.
Mr. Hevesi said he preferred to work with his adversaries rather than confront them.
Courting the Dragon: Asian democracies prefer to strengthen ties with China rather than confront them over Taiwan.
