Sentence examples for significant rather from inspiring English sources

In his journal, Thoreau reports that his goal is to "state facts" in such a way that "they shall be significant," rather than allowing himself to be blind to "the significance of phenomena" (Journal, 11/9/51 & 8/5/51).

"The likelihood is so strong that regrettably it's a question of when and how significant, rather than if.

Cases can now be pursued when surveillance is a "significant" rather than a "primary" purpose of the investigation.

The understanding between the two dancers is so complete that they can make falling off a wooden horse seem significant rather than just a crossover sequence during a set change.

Sadly, the other parties are not in the real world either; they know, but will not say, that significant, rather than token, tax increases will be required to fund what they have promised and what the public wants.

Mr. Roberts said, "We think the F.D.A. is learning that quality-of-life issues are very significant, rather than just curing an illness, and people are willing to accept some level of risk in order to have a better quality of life".

Thus, for depressed (N = 153) and all (N = 503) patients, the patterns of differences between those with vs. without EDs numerically overlapped, although in multiple instances, perhaps related to smaller numbers, among depressed vs. all patients such differences were merely non-significant rather than statistically significant (Table 1).

The reader then conjures up an image of an old man through specific, significant detail rather than generalisation.

Not all onerous bills are the product of poor practice and they burden a significant minority rather than a majority.

Most co-ops accept the typical vendor's suggestion to junk the old frame if it needs any significant work, rather than repair it.

The aesthetic emotion aroused in the viewer by a painting springs primarily from an apprehension of its significant form, rather than from a "reading" of its subject matter.