Sentence examples for rather than maintain from inspiring English sources

In surgery, it is used to induce rather than maintain anesthesia.

It might be better for this small country to tear down the buildings rather than maintain them.

On this view, the way to discourage hot-money inflows was to cut government borrowing rather than maintain capital controls.

The unemployment emergency, Mr. DeParle explained, has exposed years of neglect by states that chose to cut taxes rather than maintain support for unemployment programs.

Many European countries use bearer share certificates rather than maintain a shareholder register, reflecting differing attitudes to shareholder rights and taxes.

Rather than maintain so-called "centres of excellence" scattered around the world, Pfizer will consolidate operations along a few therapeutic lines (such as cancer, diabetes and so on).

Rather than maintaining intact editions of periodicals, the library would contain separate copies of each article.

This old feminist viewpoint definitely needs updating now that surgery is a way of attracting investment, rather than maintaining youthfulness.

There needs to be a greater emphasis in getting people off their drug habit rather than maintaining their addiction".

The report suggests that China is interested in an inexpensive supply of potash rather than maintaining a profitable potash industry.

"Rather than maintaining hope for peace, I see here nothing but a further attempt to renew the old failed approach to deal with the Arabic and Islamic world.