Sentence examples for rather than seizing from inspiring English sources

Romney agreed that they could, but rather than seizing upon this possibility he virtually dismissed it.

They can resemble an accomplished road team relying on fast counters rather than seizing the initiative.

Their focus tends to be on robbery rather than seizing vessels.

Like emailing a burglar on his way to commit a crime, rather than seizing him red-handed.

Rather than seizing office, he stepped aside and allowed Congress to constitutionally elect Victor Paz Estenssoro as president.

In other words, renewables mainly picked up market share forfeited by another source of carbon-free power, rather than seizing it from fossil fuels.

In general, he prefers to direct from behind rather than seize the wheel.

But it insists that it intends to share power rather than seize it.

But rather than seize an opportunity for reinvention, Mr. McGraw has continued his embrace of the neutral.

Rather than seize the opportunity to close insolvent banks, they chose to prop up all the big ones, regardless.

Rather than seize this opportunity, Pakistan's leaders have stoked intolerance, anti-Americanism and an exaggerated fear of India.