Sentence examples for rather than needs from inspiring English sources

I want flowers in the house and something tempting to eat – these are greeds, I think, rather than needs.

That social worker had more than 50 cases and told me how difficult it was to operate in a climate that was so clearly resources-led rather than needs led.

Development of an alternative strategy based on water renewability that identifies and measures major sources, sinks, uses, and consumption in a system rather than "needs" can form the basis for informed policy decisions.

But what about all the extra data apps create when you use them (databases, media libraries, etc).? Because Apple pays us to love them — actually they don't but wouldn't that be nice — we consider this list a group of "wants" rather than needs, aside from idle disk removal sans unmounting.

Tidal is definitely more expensive than its competitors, but on the other hand, streaming music services are still wants rather than needs.

These earlier, scrapped programs point to another obstacle for FVL: "utopia requirements," or technological goals that are more aspirational than practical, focusing on wants rather than needs on the battlefield.

But look at Bank of America: rather than needing $33.9 billion, it suddenly needs to raise over $100 billion.

I wanted to avoid killing animals just because I wanted – rather than needed – to eat them.

Ideology rather than need is driving the allocation of public money.

Mr. Morris continued his routine yesterday out of willpower rather than need.

Asked whether this was "disability by appointment" rather than need, the doctor agreed it was.