Sentence examples for rather than exercises from inspiring English sources

Regional newspapers are not known for handsome salaries, but the Tindle group intrigues rather than exercises the National Union of Journalists.

Overseas spas often emphasize beauty rather than exercise and nutrition.

China is still opposed but could abstain rather than exercise its veto.

Is this really what we need — another president who trusts his gut rather than exercising sound judgment?

But now the White House has been left in the position of extending invitations, rather than exercising its clout.

Many accused Mr. Maliki of resorting to political expedience to retain power, rather than exercising national leadership.

When midterm elections proved a disaster, he stayed the course of pursuing conviviality rather than exercising leadership.

"You were prepared to let your child die rather than exercise any proper parental responsibility for her welfare," she told Polkinghorne, who was 15 when Chloe was born.

Auditors themselves, fearful of lawsuits, are inclined to adopt a "check-the-box" approach, adhering strictly to accounting rules rather than exercising (necessarily subjective) judgment.

One of the most principled liberals, Madame de Staël, chose to go into exile rather than exercise the self-censorship demanded by the regime.

Rather than exercising leadership and mobilizing the nation's resources to rescue a city that was literally underwater, he was passive, leaving the job to an underfunded and badly managed federal agency.