Sentence examples for refining rather than from inspiring English sources

Rebellion uses a tweaked version of the same engine, continuing the developers' policy of refining rather than reinventing.

From then on, Sleater-Kinney developed a momentum that felt unstoppable, refining rather than radically altering their sound on each new album.

They claim that Ogale has also been heavily affected by theft, pipeline sabotage and illegal refining rather than failure of infrastructure.

Universities grind along as nationalised dinosaurs, with no one having the guts to release the best of them from the stranglehold of the state sector and the courage to smother those that make no contribution to refining rather than coarsening the cultural life of this country.

Despite an increasing number of direct-to-consumer tests offering information about common disease susceptibilities, risk information of this sort may be most useful as an adjunct to current risk assessment, refining rather than replacing other methods of risk stratification [ 4].

Ms Cleaver described the shortlisted buildings as "quite refined, rather than ostentatious".

As such, handling this paradigm shift by protecting patients while still fostering its transformative potential will require novel, modernized regulatory frameworks that refine rather than inhibit consumer access.

He said the papers refine, rather than redefine, the record and "will add detail to what historians have known since the late 19th century about the Howe Peace Commission and the early years of the War for American Independence".

The Syzmanowski was held slightly in check and emerged as refined rather than robust, though the clarity of the soloists – soprano Sarah Fox, mezzo Pamela Helen Stephen and bass-baritone Kostas Smoriginas – was obviously one of the benefits of Gardner's care for every texture and line.

They say that if the group generally has good initial judgement, social influence can refine rather than degrade their collective decision.

11 While Danish and European guidelines contain lipid goals stratified on risk, 17, 18 the newest US guidelines have removed the use of lipid goals, and suggestions have been voiced that they ought to be refined rather than removed.