Sentence examples for rather to attack from inspiring English sources

It has become de rigueur not to criticise the right to abortion, but rather to attack the time limit.

In fact, the candidates used a recent debate not so much to draw distinction between one another but rather to attack Mr. Torricelli's conduct.

He wrote one letter to militants in North Africa and told them to stop "insisting on the formation of an Islamic State" and rather to attack US embassies and American oil companies, CNN reported.

He wrote one letter to militants in North Africa and told them to stop "insisting on the formation of an Islamic State" and rather to attack US embassies and American oil companies.

But, alas, he seems more concerned to dilute the medicine Congo should be taking, rather than to attack its malaise.

In contrast, Indonesian activity was usually small-scale and aimed to challenge incursions rather than to attack them.

That is Romney's biggest asset, and he lucked out because the others chose to use this first debate to introduce themselves in a positive light rather than to attack him.

It is always better to use the bully's strength against them, rather than to attack.

Mr. Kerry told Mr. Moallem that if the Assad government had, as it maintained, nothing to hide "it should have allowed immediate and unimpeded access to the site rather than continuing to attack the affected area to block access and destroy evidence," the senior State Department official said.

In choosing to focus on the short-term price rather than inventory data, however, OPEC risks having oil prices shoot higher if, for example, the summer driving season in the United States leads to a larger-than-expected surge in gasoline consumption or if the Bush administration moves sooner rather than later to attack Iraq.

Their feud was blamed for contributing to the low morale that precipitated the so-called "Morotai Mutiny" of April 1945, when a group of senior pilots in the First Tactical Air Force submitted their resignations rather than continue to attack what they believed to be worthless targets.