Sentence examples for rather than setting aside from inspiring English sources

Rather than setting aside reserves for such a shortfall, Equitable had chosen to pay out excess returns to policyholders.

Rather than setting aside the child-herrings to bathe in the customary pickling broth for days, he submerges them in vinegar and nontraditional pickling spices for a mere 20 minutes so that the acidic preservatives don't overpower the natural flavor -- but nicely cut the oiliness.

"If we could have grown all of our acreage rather than setting aside, we probably would have had a record-breaking year," said Holly H. Rivera, the president of the American Cranberry Growers Association, whose family owns Haines & Haines Inc. in Chatsworth, the largest cranberry farm in the state.

Officials said that the group had saved two-thirds of its cash inflow, but at the same time it spent heavily on its ads, reasoning that it was urgent to dissuade today's teenagers from smoking rather than setting aside money to make the case to tomorrow's teenagers.

The President faces an uphill battle for the plan on Capitol Hill, where Republicans would rather see the government shave taxes than set aside money for Social Security.

The key to the group's unusual role is an effort to guide development in environmentally sensitive ways, rather than merely setting aside certain areas for preservation and letting sprawl overrun the rest, Mr. Rosenberg said.

New York City's process sets goals for women and minorities rather than set-asides but does give vendors it has certified as female or minority owned a leg up on purchases under $100,000.

(Indeed the UK has spent its oil revenues, rather than setting them aside for future generations, so we have nothing to be proud about).

The district council of the Saint Amarin valley, near Mulhouse, has redeveloped a brownfield site, rather than setting it aside, as is often the case with former industrial land.

If Zuckerberg and Chan were to cash in their Facebook stock, rather than setting it aside for charity, they would have to pay capital-gains tax on the proceeds, money that could be used to fund government programs.

Her own ambitions were very explicitly on hold, rather than being set aside altogether.