Sentence examples for rather than retaining from inspiring English sources

Minna therefore threatens to devolve into a type, an example of historical forces, rather than retaining her individual idiosyncrasies.

The Lib Dem MP suggested it might be simpler and faster to provide for direct judicial authorisation, rather than retaining a role for ministers.

Employers will have to assess workers' skills and abilities for the job, rather than retaining the easy option of getting rid of them because of their age.

"There is only one solution and that is for the board to send more money back to the farmers, rather than retaining profits and sending money to the Collins Street investors," Fitzgibbon said.

Rather than retaining customers, the rise in haggling is making shoppers highly price-conscious and loyal ultimately to the least expensive offer, not to a brand or a retailer.

Human resources managers must find ways to assess and prove whether a worker is not up to their job rather than retaining the easy option of forcing them out arbitrarily.

And I'm puzzled by why she didn't stick with her own surname, Bull, rather than retain that of her first husband, the journalist Tim STimeTimorTim.

In this case, however, the land isn't needed for TfL transport purposes which means it could be sold rather than retained.

Time Warner found it made more economic sense to spin off all its titles rather than retain a few of them, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said.

For industries, they examined financial dependence (the need for outside capital to finance growth rather than retained cashflows) and the R&D intensity.

And an OECD report suggests it can be inefficient for employers to retrain staff rather than retain experienced workers for longer.The pact's proposed sanctions on employers of illegal immigrants are also controversial.