Sentence examples for rather than propulsive from inspiring English sources

Tobias Ringborn's conducting is solid rather than propulsive.

The Line of Beauty is a novel of eventful gatherings rather than propulsive action, and in these situations Hollinghurst proves to be one of the sharpest observers of privileged social groupings since Anthony Powell.

As a title, Five Star Billionaire is close to brash, and the book's storyline could persuasively be pitched to a producer in search of a blockbuster miniseries, but the reading experience it offers is coolly engrossing – with elements of frustrating evasion – rather than propulsive.

Rather than a propulsive landing, Boeing's capsule will parachute to an airbag-cushioned landing.

Tweaked now so that the synthesiser could reliably perform as either a melodic lead or propulsive bass instrument (rather than just as a complex sound-generating machine), the Minimoog changed everything.

The principle of the walking motor program beginning in a propulsive phase is coherent with observations made in other studies [48] from muscle activation patterns at different walking speeds, situating the origin of walking cycle generation in propulsion rather than correlated to the heel strike event.

It is suggested that the steady-state propulsive efficiency of man-made systems that use flapping propulsion must be designed-in, rather than actively controlled and that sensory feedback may be more important for control during maneuvering/acceleration and play only a minor role in the regulation of a flying/swimming system's steady forward motion.

The rocket's propulsive jet issued through five equally spaced holes rather than a single orifice.

The scherzo, with all its propulsive energy, is placed as the second movement, rather than the customary third, and the third movement is a mostly restful, almost prayerful adagio.

By contrast, NPR's Oliver Wang argued that, rather than a "so-called world music fusion" attempt, Kala is "agitated, propulsive pop" informed by international sounds.

In other pieces, short solo breaks were backed by choirlike brass arrangements or percussive, propulsive figures; these elements complemented the solos and interacted with them, making them part of a greater plan rather than just an area for freestyling.