Sentence examples for serves rather than from inspiring English sources

It means arguing for a sane, practical deal that serves, rather than harms, our national interest.

But overall, the director dictates a visual and performance style that serves rather than overwhelms the play.

Southwest Airlines, which began transcontinental service this fall, will focus on adding flights from the cities it already serves, rather than adding destinations.

The West, he writes, possesses a "weighty and sometimes ominous heritage" in which its manner of war ideally "serves, rather than buries, our civilization".

It means arguing for a sane, practical deal that serves, rather than harms, our national interest – and that could then be put to the British people in an election or even, if that's what it takes, another referendum.

The portrayal in official media reflects the regime's refusal to recognise that Syrians have legitimate demands – that millions of people of all backgrounds want a government that serves rather than exploits its people.

The designer's skill is to create clothes that serve rather than demand.

According to attendees, Snowden argued that his leaks were serving, rather than harming, the American people.

Should Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer really serve, rather than resist, Santa?

Officers need to develop close ties to the communities they serve rather than alienate them.

Occasionally, he asked the ball girls for four balls to select from before serving, rather than the usual three.