Sentence examples for rather than provided from inspiring English sources

The ten-piece band of two years ago was replaced by a one-man band — DJ Tom Finn — and cocktail service was consolidated at a single bar, rather than provided by staffed stations at the perimeter.

November 7, 1707 near Berlin or Werden, Germany June 24 , 1768Berlin, Germany Johann Julius Hecker, (born Nov. 7, 1707, Werden, near Essen, Ger. died June 24 , 1768 Berlin) German theologian and educator, significant as the founder of secondary schools in which students were prepared for practical life rather than provided a purely classical education.

Yet, despite Darwin (1859) pointing out that reference to "the plan of creation" or "unity of design" revealed our ignorance rather than provided an explanation, a natural, agent-less cause like natural selection is difficult for most Americans to understand.

Detainees in these centers are engaged in what the government calls "therapeutic labor" rather than provided evidence-based treatment for drug dependence.

Until recently, advances in telecommunications and transportation have contributed to our disconnectedness, rather than cemented us as a people; atomized our sense of community, rather than provided us a sense of place.

Lastly, some data for OS were extracted from survival curves or other available data rather than provided directly.

The nurses reported that a large portion of their time was spent calling insurance providers rather than providing patient care.

But attorneys said providers merely document violations rather than provide restitution to homeowners.

And that is United Healthcares specialty -- forcing providers to spend their time and money justifying care rather than providing it.

Virtually all the big providers used a business model based on extracting public subsidies, rather than providing useful education.

Friendships were damaged, membership dwindled, contributions declined and services fostered trauma rather than providing solace.