Sentence examples for rather than officially from inspiring English sources
Whistle-blowers who exposed the now condemned cover-up of cases and deaths have been silenced rather than officially lauded.
He wrote with contempt of "China experts" who would be horrified at the thought of travelling by bus rather than officially organised car, or of eating with the common folk at a noodle stall.Eventually, of course, his real identity was exposed.
There are certainly more, though putting together a full list is challenging, as many startups prefer to quietly fade away rather than officially announce their closure.
"Rather than officially raising prices, companies tend to make smaller packaging.
A large proportion of China's Christians belong to independent Protestant churches, rather than officially sanctioned Christian denominations – so-called "house churches," whose members meet without state approval in private homes or buildings.
We used HIRA data on the number of inpatient hospital stays in which bacterial foodborne illness and infectious enteritis were diagnosed, rather than officially reported foodborne disease data.
That, they hint, is the real reason Lord Rennard retired in 2009 rather than the officially stated "health grounds".
Let the apostrophe blow freely in the wind (need I cite the song?), rather than being officially placed "where it belongs" on a page.
69 In the majority of these countries, eye care provision, rather than being officially restricted to the formal health market, is often increasingly pluralistic, meaning that a variety of models of eye care service delivery is supplied by a variety of actors, which often act in isolation.
Though Mr. Yanukovich's visit to Brussels was officially postponed, rather than canceled, officials said it would take place only when there was clear progress with respect to the rule of law and the independence of Ukraine's judiciary.
In a walkout led by the Congressional Black Caucus, more than a hundred Democrats left the House chamber in protest, rather than staying to officially register their disapproval.
