Sentence examples for rather than third from inspiring English sources

There is not, in general terms, a massive amount of difference between coming in second rather than third.

He said that Sandlock was the only catcher he ever saw who, after a strikeout, would fire the ball to first base rather than third.

Hudson also retweeted a post from a PR company praising the Hollywood Reporter for running an "actual Ernie Hudson quote" rather than "third party rumours".

Government should always listen to those and I always do. "Obviously, one would prefer to come second rather than third, but I don't think this is a particularly surprising result in Labour holding this seat.

Speaking to reporters in front of his locker before Friday's game, Lowell was also mum about his longer-term future, ignoring a suggestion that he might be more marketable — and more durable — playing first base rather than third.

Limping in third was bad enough: the fact that it was David Cameron, romping to the Tories' best result since 1992, rather than third parties reaping the benefit, has triggered genuine alarm about a Tory revival.

When used as a first or second inotrope, rather than a third or fourth, survival to discharge was higher.

Session IDs are used for web visits, rather than third-party applications.

Treasury is trying to determine whether debt collection services are best left with the government, rather than third-party contractors.

In October 2013, the Economist suggested that, rather than third-tier cities such as Hull, Huddersfield and Wolverhampton continuing to be subsidised, they should be allowed to decline.

And all Android phones are much safer when users get their apps only from Google's Play store rather than third-party stores, which are more likely to contain malicious software.