Sentence examples for rather than occasion from inspiring English sources

There was a six cracked over long on from the first ball he faced from spinner Rangana Herath, some easy on the eye drives and a poise at the crease of a man playing delivery rather than occasion.

Some make use of their perceived strangeness by performing at funerals, which in Vietnam are celebrations of life rather than occasions to mourn death.

There is a considerable problem of determining which of these myriad causes constitutes the conditions of correctness, rather than occasions of mistaken usage.

It is too bad that they decided to make this an occasion to protest rather than an occasion to pray for the soul of the deceased".

Like many Americans, she planned her funeral, and insisted it be a "celebration" rather than an occasion for mourning.

So try to view a colleague's vacation as an opportunity, rather than an occasion for worry or resentment.

But when the grainy photos of Pamela Butler and Hassani Campbell flash next to the tip-line telephone numbers, it feels like a benediction rather than an occasion for hope.

But it's an excuse for a great deal of blood-letting rather than an occasion for ethical or political reflection.

Even though as a manager you want to concentrate on the game rather than the occasion, getting to Wembley is a marvellous boost for everyone involved.

With leap day shaping up as a nonevent rather than an occasion that adds insult to Year 2000 injury, the major remaining related question seems to be whether the lessons learned, and the investments made, will be fully exploited.

Indeed, for several years, Gainsbourg and Ms. Birkin were unassailably the coolest couple in international pop: a hipper Sonny and Cher, a John and Yoko who regarded a day spent in bed as a pleasurable activity rather than an occasion for a press conference.