Sentence examples for rather than practiced from inspiring English sources

In a 2006 book called "Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon," he argued that religion ought to be studied rather than practiced.

"She has the requisite toughness," Mr. Lapine said, "but also has an ability to make sense of everything in a song, to make it sound personal rather than practiced.

In the title role, Reg Flowers plays too young; his performance evokes a presumed rather than practiced sovereignty.

But rather than practice specifically for their next opponent, the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 5, the Giants spent two days running a virtual training camp.

In making these sweet beers, some brewers are said to use prepared yeasts rather than practicing spontaneous fermentation — the benchmark of a lambic beer.

Vice President Dick Cheney would do well to turn his attention to the larger issue of resolving the mess he has helped create, rather than practicing active amnesia.

Rather than practicing the winner-take-all aggression endemic to professional sports, he believes business leaders should follow the path of cooperation and compromise.

About one-third of new doctors say they would prefer to be employed by hospitals, rather than practice on their own.

This meant getting away from the course, so he and his wife, Angie, and his caddie, Ted Scott, went to a water park rather than practicing Tuesday.

Strickland would perhaps be starting at shooting guard for Dallas, one of the league's most surprising, entertaining and successful teams, rather than practicing hard and playing little for the Knicks.

Challenging questions encompassed the development of new learning capacities and strategies rather than practicing more similar questions (Elshout-Mohr, 1994).