Sentence examples for rather than granted from inspiring English sources

Permits were also intended to be increasingly sold by auction to polluters rather than granted as allocations.

Now, for Point Given and his challengers, their greatness will have to be earned rather than granted.

10c derogation intent When the EU adopted the climate and energy package in December 2008, the 10c derogation was included as an exception to the rule that from 2013 onwards, all allowances for power companies should be auctioned rather than granted for free.

Particular attention is devoted to request sequences and the portrayal of services as offered rather than granted, and question answer sequences and the portrayal of claims as volitional rather than acquiescent.

De Sousa said that if she is imprisoned when she is extradited to Italy, rather than granted an appeal or retrial, Clinton will "absolutely" bear responsibility.

The use of armorial bearings among Canadian cities is inconsistent, because many of them have been assumed and brought into force by local governmental authorities, rather than granted from the Crown.

Rather than grant his political arch-rival a full discharge for his crimes, Mr Rajapaksa only shortened one of his jail terms.

Rather than granting a life of indolence, tenure offers serious scholars the guarantee that their research will not jeopardize their careers.

From Otto III's reign (983 1002) onward, kings often bestowed these counties on bishoprics and great abbeys rather than granting them again to lay magnates.

She said the Giuliani administration was trying to tempt teachers with the lure of big bonuses, rather than grant them long-term increases in base pay.

Rather than grant the petition, the court referred the family for counseling at the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, one of seven agencies supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund.