Sentence examples for rather than performances from inspiring English sources

Are things coming together for the DC team, or is it a case of digging out results rather than performances.

As we walk along the high street, Doran outlines his plans for his inaugural Wilde Weekend: a series of talks and readings rather than performances of plays.

But the producers decided to devote this week's shows mostly to melodrama rather than performances, a curious decision given the strong ratings their competition "The Voice" is pulling down.

As Lisbeth Salander, Rooney Mara gives a strikingly DiCaprio-like performance — meaning, impersonation rather than performance.

And at this level of the market, bragging rights rather than performance often takes precedence.

Abramson left as many of us enter: measured on personality and "fit", rather than performance.

The more successful she was, the more her work revolved around publicity rather than performance.

Some health care experts, for example, have suggested paying for improvement rather than performance.

To reflect recent trends, one new category has been added: best rap song, an award for songwriting rather than performance.

Strawbridge disagrees with those who argue that certain drugs are therapeutic, rather than performance enhancers: They say Lasix is therapeutic, but Lasix is a performance enhancer.

Staples of American pay packages, like multimillion-dollar stock bonuses linked to duration on the job, rather than performance, or cushy severance packages, are unheard-of.