Sentence examples for than assert from inspiring English sources

It seems to hover in space rather than assert a fixed position.

Rather than assert his innocence or talk about justice, he offers a zigzagging meditation on the nature of fatalism.

He asserted a "coincidence of interest" partially organized around "a permanent war establishment," but he did little more than assert it.

Finally, even if I had been attempting to silence by my choice of examples, rather than assert the truth, my argument that silencing exists and certain examples are instances of it would not be undermined.

Mr. Cheney has said that if elected, he will sell his stock in Halliburton before he takes office, but he has not said what he will do with the options other than assert that he will avoid a conflict of interest.

Mr. Triana, 60, said that while Trujillo could be seen as a symptom of his country's lack of a democratic foundation, he rose to power because of people like Agustín Cabral, a man who gives away his dignity rather than assert himself and resist, even at the risk of death.

Tamil culture is now celebrated more than asserted.

Rather than asserting his authority as the artist, he just kept making his argument.

Rather than asserting his own point of view, Lendl has focused on understanding Murray's.

It's better to say that we are like someone in love rather than asserting that we are in love.

Rather than asserting authority over her materials, she has a way of letting them speak for themselves, even as she maintains narrative momentum.