Sentence examples for representatives rather than from inspiring English sources

Nearly all the towns are governed by at-large representatives, rather than by representatives of a specific geographic district.

An American president is safe once elected, so congressmen behave like local representatives rather than members of a national organisation bearing collective responsibility for government.

Instant runoff voting can be particularly valuable in those state legislative districts where voters elect several representatives rather than just one.

Crucially, this means club-nominated representatives rather than union-appointed grandees will be in charge of maximising the tournament's income streams going forward.

The Coalition Provisional Authority and the governing council together institutionalised sectarianism: "The emphasis had been on identifying communal representatives rather than bridging communal divides".

The Czech prime minister, Jiri Rusnok, will also attend, but Germany, Spain and Canada will send ministerial or diplomatic representatives rather than heads of state.

Agu is representative, rather than individualized.

Barring the anomaly of the 1975 referendum, itself a political fix, popular consent for treaties is supposed to come through representative rather than direct democracy.

Thanks to Mr. Holbrooke's negotiating skills, he won himself an unusual title: representative rather than envoy, meaning that his responsibilities extend beyond the State Department and that he will report to the president, but through Mrs. Clinton.

But Argentina were shocked 1-0 at home by Paraguay and find themselves in a precarious fifth place, which yields a play-off against the Oceania representative rather than automatic qualification.

Any selection from the album is bound to be representative rather than definitive, but this brooding, contemplative march is a highlight, inspired by Morrison's visit to the Wicklow town of Arklow, his head "full of poetry".