Sentence examples for rather than identify from inspiring English sources

Rather than identify himself, Tyree said, "Really?" and kept listening.

Cynicism often comes from trying to make others comply, rather than identify, with change.

"Or they might want to be celibate rather than identify as a gay person.

Rather than identify the United States with the troubled economies of Europe, Mr. Geithner said the United States was holding its own with emerging economies like Brazil, India, and China.

As Mr Ban announced before taking up his post, he wanted to concentrate on the many lofty goals that had already been set for the world body, rather than identify "new frontiers to conquer".

In Germany, Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) evolved a new theory of acting in which actors demonstrate the actions of a character rather than identify with their roles: a style that matched Brecht's anti-illusionist, political theatre and often found favour in Britain.

But they tend to address immediate symptoms rather than identifying and tackling deep-seated issues.

Even the performance style made it clear that actors were representing, rather than identifying with, particular characters.

When black people did appear they were often "types", rather than identified individuals – voiceless carriers, passive slaves or doomed savages.

Yahoo has frustrated shareholders with its overreliance on cost-cutting rather than identifying new areas for innovation and growth.

Bland, speaking at the Royal Television Society Cambridge convention on Thursday, said the NAO was too focused on "whether they get a headline" rather than identifying best practice.