Sentence examples for rather turn back from inspiring English sources

I'd rather turn back home and finish my education".

I know that there are some in the party – some in this hall even – who, faced with several more years of spending restraint, would rather turn back than press on.

He will admit he knows there are "some in the party who faced with several more years of spending restraint would rather turn back, than press on, break our deal with the Conservatives, give up on the coalition and present ourselves to the electorate in 2015 as a party unchanged".

Hailing a series of successes in securing Lib-Dem-inspired policies, Clegg said those party members who, faced by "several years more of spending restraint" would rather "turn back than press on", needed to recognise that the Lib Dems were no longer the party of protest for disaffected voters and their only meaningful future was as the "third party of government".

Mr Clegg said: "I know that there are some in the party - some in this hall even - who, faced with several more years of spending restraint, would rather turn back than press on.

And the sight of Di María informing Tyler Blackett to push on rather than turn back to goal hinted Van Gaal has acquired a desperately needed leader.

Rather than turn back, Casteret set his candle on a ledge, took a deep breath, and swam ahead, groping the wall till he felt the ceiling open up above him.

Rather than turn back from the model of school autonomy, a Labour government would accelerate more schools in that direction.

He'd rather turn his back on the circling Vladimir and look life's futility in the face, but begrudgingly succumbs to his charms.

Almost always, we chose to turn back rather than take on added risk.

The striker did not look confident as he bore down on goal and, having opted to turn back inside rather than shoot early, the opportunity disappeared.