Sentence examples for rather than congratulating from inspiring English sources

But at this year's dinner, on Monday, employees will be picketing outside, complaining rather than congratulating.

But rather than congratulating you, people seem mainly interested in your chances for an Oscar nomination.

Rather than congratulating men on their relative restraint at the bar, this was another excuse to mention "ladette culture".

So, rather than congratulating anyone for securing the release of five innocent citizens two years too late, we should call for an inquiry on why it took so long and look more closely at the prisoners who remain.

Rather than congratulate himself on returning from international isolation, Syria's leader should beware the domestic problems he now faces.

A typical sports owner would never have had the personal interactions with fans that led to his being thanked rather than congratulated.

Perhaps the pope's act might have even inspired other institutions to re-examine their own historical consciences rather than congratulate themselves on their own essential correctness.

Rather than congratulate themselves on the recent reduction of inflation and temporary stabilization of the ruble, the leaders should understand that none of these achievements can be sustained without deep and far-reaching institutional reforms.

But instead of vomiting in protest, the audience applauded and cheered, as if they'd each been singled out for individual praise, rather than being congratulated from a distance for being part of an anonymous blobby mass.

In this case, the brand was the President and the message he chose to send was three short words that gave expression to his supporters' voices rather than his congratulate himself.

But the unresolved matters are so pressing that international trade negotiators should set a forward-looking agenda rather than spending time congratulating themselves for past achievements.