Sentence examples for rather than occupy from inspiring English sources

Rather than occupy multiple niches as they developed, young mammals were raised on milk until they were fully mature.

With money from the European Union's Railenergy project, Siemens is developing an HTS traction transformer that, thanks to its compact size, could fit beneath the train's floor rather than occupy bulky compartments.

I would hope that what is now considered the old-fashioned style of cabernet -- leaner-bodied, drier, more austere wine meant to go with food rather than occupy center stage -- would return to favor, not necessarily as the predominant style but as an acceptable alternative.

Rather than simply occupying a physical space as if there is a moral right to just do what you want, isn't it better to make a protest but at the same time invite people to engage their hearts and minds in a series of conversations that open up the landscape rather than occupy it?

The acyl chains of a PyrPC molecule seem to share a CD cavity rather than occupy different ones.

This may be why Russia has (so far) stopped with Crimea, rather than occupy Donetsk, Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine with large linguistically and ethnically Russian populations.

But "if we don't have Abyei being negotiated, rather than occupied, it will be hard to move forward," Mr. Lyman said.

The 360° is about making an observation: we all sit on the front edge of a chair so often, rather than occupying the whole seat area.

Aleppans, who view many of the rebels as uncouth bumpkins, point out that the group carries out attacks, rather than occupying their districts and inviting shelling.

"I was hoping I remembered the volume and condition of the gallery right, so that the work activates the space rather than occupies it".

There is also evidence that more than a third of council houses and flats sold off under the scheme are now in the private rented sector rather than occupied by their former council tenants.