Sentence examples for rather to draw from inspiring English sources

The purpose of the paper is not to attempt any definitive answers to such questions, but rather to draw critical attention to the metaphysical (pre-empirical) and conceptual foundations of design theory.

"It was not my intention to make anything like "variations" on these songs, but rather to draw on their harmonies and sometimes melodic fragments and work them into my own piece.

But he was essentially a lyrical, introspective singer whose effect on listeners was not to nail them to their seat backs, but rather to draw them into the very heart of song.

But the book's main purpose is not to provide a complete chronology or history – we have Parkes for that – but rather to draw attention to certain marginal and redundant marks such as the mighty pilcrow.

To nudge it along, Ms. Taubira, a pugnacious economist from French Guiana, is running in France's presidential elections on Sunday, not because she harbors any illusion of winning, but rather to draw attention to discrimination against women, blacks, gays and regional minorities.

Using a very mixed cast of dancers – skilled in popping and breaking as well as contemporary dance, and including all-round virtuoso Tommy Franzen – Maliphant aims not so much to recreate such famous Rodin images as The Kiss, rather to draw on their physical mass, form and drama.

She said the protest was intended to make a philosophical point about freedom rather than to "draw attention to ourselves".

The contrasting results registered at Sotheby's made it rather difficult to draw clear-cut conclusions about the state of the market.

The diminishing value of experience reveals what "skill" means - the ability to do new things, rather than to draw on what one has already learned.

It is noteworthy that it is often rather difficult to draw the line between these two versions of non-reductive physicalism.

For his part Lewis said he had never wanted to have to go to court but said his intention had rather been to draw attention to the problem and pressure Facebook to do more.