Sentence examples for rather than rights from inspiring English sources

His emphasis on duties rather than rights will broaden the appeal of his case.

They justify abortion on the basis of health rather than rights.

In this view, self-interest and altruism for a common cause are not mutually exclusive, and responsibilities rather than rights are stressed.

I have pointed out many times that the HRA has been worse than useless when it comes to protecting liberty, rather than rights.

The recent changes to European copyright law, which place the emphasis for patrolling copyright on platforms rather than rights holders, were a stinging loss for the tech companies.

SIR — Your dismissal of certain human rights, such as food and housing, as necessities rather than rights goes against current UN and international thinking and also flies in the face of many international agreements.

The walls sweep in arcs rather than right angles.

The old route went across the campus and turned left rather than right at the crosswalk above Whig/Clio.

As a detective in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Simon Sunderson spent a lifetime looking for what was wrong rather than right.

He said he still planned to marry, but when he turned 30 rather than right away, as his parents wished.

Rather than righting the wrong, the government is doubling down, cracking down on her legal team for the bad publicity that ensued.