Sentence examples for rather than handle from inspiring English sources

By June 30, 125,000 workers on 29 railroads had quit work rather than handle Pullman cars.

By June 30, 125,000 American railway workers on 29 railroads had quit work rather than handle Pullman cars.

"CityTime is an example of how an allegiance to the notion that outside people are always better can be faulty," said Susan Lerner, the executive director of Common Cause New York, who added that the Bloomberg administration had been overly eager to outsource projects to high-priced contractors rather than handle them in house.

It may have made more sense for Caviar to sell rather than handle a competitive environment on its own.

Rather than handle free speech as issues come up, founders should be aggressive and proactive, and not be afraid to take a crisp editorial line.

Rather than handle it amicably with Erica, the buyer went to Paypal who advised them to supply proof that the item had been destroyed and they would refund the money.

Other buildings around Manhattan have curated art exhibits, but they are almost always installed by outside organizations rather than handled by the landlord.

If the requirement to build to such a scale means that resiliency and availability are designed into software rather than handled by the physical architecture.

Under pressure to halt the crime wave, the city authorities recently announced changes at the police department, notably requiring officers to spend more time patrolling the streets rather than handling paperwork back in the office.

Church officials say that in this case they did exactly what they have been criticized so often for not doing: They referred the case to prosecutors rather than handling it internally.

But Dubai is now concerned about its reputation as a tourism and financial hub, and may have deliberately publicized the suspects' identities — rather than handling the matter through private channels — to embarrass whoever planned the killing, he added.