Sentence examples for rather than distinctive from inspiring English sources
Given the emphasis on spectacle, it was odd that here, as in many other early-music productions, the singers tended to be competent and agreeable rather than distinctive.
So even the Letter Duet failed to ravish the ear, and the men too were remarkable for clean reliability rather than distinctive sounds, the handsomely arrogant Count of the American J. Patrick Raftery, the confident Dr Bartolo of Günther Missenhardt.
Trademark examiners felt that a patent on "Glass" would be confusing for consumers, noting also that the word is "merely descriptive" rather than "distinctive" and, thus, does not deserve a trademark.
The potential impact of allometric principles extends well beyond gray and white matter ratios, and many of the reported sex differences of specific brain regions in the literature may reflect the effects of total brain size differences rather than distinctive cytoarchitecture [ 32].
Indeed, every character seems to be a broad-brush representative of his or her tribe, rather than a distinctive person.
The island is barely described, existing to provide an isolated and insular society rather than a distinctive setting.
Rather than those distinctive clove, banana and bubble-gum aromas, this smelled more like, well, wheat bread, along with citrus, honey and hops.
It was very good indeed, mildly spicy with pronounced citrus, garlic and allspice flavors, blackened rather than the distinctive ruddy brown that comes with slow grill cooking.
Frozen yoghurt is generally sold on its low-fat credentials, rather than its distinctive, sour flavour, but little is made of the fresher, lighter texture that comes from this lower fat content.
LONDON — A school in northeastern England has opened a can of worms by urging parents to make sure their offspring learn when to use the Queen's English rather than their distinctive local dialect, if they want to get on in life.
Barely out of short trousers, by the look of him, the Italian soloist Gianluca Cascioli showed how important it is to get a bit of living done before tackling these masterworks; for all his virtuoso technique and laid-back assurance, his delivery of this subtly nuanced piece came across with clinical expertise rather than its distinctive blend of warmth and melancholia.
