Sentence examples for rather than smiles from inspiring English sources

Broadly played for belly laughs rather than smiles, "Doctor in the House" was set in a large London teaching hospital.

But when it comes to practising politics, particularly at election time, the Republicans have a rather different hero, a man of frowns rather than smiles: Richard Nixon.Nixon's great contribution to Republican politics was to master the politics of cultural resentment.

Rather than smiles, "McDonald's used to be a company known for major firsts," said Davis Masten, a principal at Cheskin, a corporate and brand consulting company in Redwood Shores, Calif., "from the first fast-food restaurants to the first kids' playgrounds, even the first salad shakers".

The student was smirking rather than smiling.

Today that joke makes financiers of start-up companies wince rather than smile.

But rather than smiling proudly at the institution he inspired, Sutti merely looks on forlornly, face motionless, eyes dulled.

But when people yawn at nakedness rather than smile, we will know that the novelty has worn off.The book is thought-provoking, if somewhat frustrating.

They often glower rather than smile, and they tend to either ask for money or stomp off when cameras are pointed in their direction.

A lot of people would have liked to see you give Williamson a piece of your mind rather than smiling beatifically, I say.

Wouldn't it be more respectful to Texans to argue our case, no holds barred, rather than smiling and thinking that it's cute of them to be so deluded?

They preferred to cry about losing rather than smile about winning.