Sentence examples for rather than missing from inspiring English sources

Better to be prepared rather than missing that once in a lifetime set.

Would receiver Plaxico Burress be more effective in the playoffs if he rested his troublesome ankle for a couple of games, rather than missing only practices, as he has for much of the season?

In the absence of a home garden or a farmers' market with produce at its peak, it is better to eat a variety of the fruits and vegetables that are available rather than missing out if they are not perfect, nutritionists suggest.

You'll see the best content since you last opened it, rather than missing out if you didn't compulsively check throughout the day.

No doubt he would have compared Beagle2 landing on Mars, but being unable to communicate, to having 'hit the crossbar' rather than missing the goal completely.

5 At least one survey in the IFLS coded missing responses due to respondents not answering or not being able to remember their hours worked with zeroes, rather than missing values.

And when children are less anonymous, subtle warning cues can be caught rather than missed.

As matters spiraled out of control, she kept herself awake day and night rather than miss her hourly morphine injections.

But for all that, the record of the Mittelstand over the past three decades has been a history of global conquest rather than missed opportunities.

Rather than miss the rest of the game, the player traded his daughter for a new horse so he could finish the match.

And for the new mother who is taking years off rather than miss that fleeting baby phase, the Clijsters story is likewise a shot in the arm.