Sentence examples for rather than oppose from inspiring English sources

He said that rather than oppose S.U.V.'s outright, he believed they should be more efficient.

By a three-to-one margin, Americans support (76%) rather than oppose (23%) teaching children about global warming in school.

Their positions on foreign policy "reflect rather than oppose what the Egyptian center is thinking," he said.

But, politically, it became a problem for the Administration to deal with and to manage, rather than oppose.

In the face of all of this many have chosen to adapt to, rather than oppose, the status quo.

In office he has tried to include the mujahedeen parties in his government rather than oppose them.

But for now public opinion is split rather than opposed.

The junior Republican savored the rare experience of creating, rather than opposing, legislation.

"Simply by talking about keeping the pound rather than opposing the euro, we added 15 points".

Rather than opposing grazing as a management tool in all grasslands, conservation groups should encourage grazing that imitates natural conditions as closely as possible.

Mr. Obama also made progress drawing Russia into cooperating with, rather than opposing, a new missile defense network in Europe aimed at countering any future threat from Iran.