Sentence examples for unions rather from inspiring English sources

Heterosexual couples have made much more use of PACS, choosing to register their unions rather than have a full wedding.

Most of the job cuts will have to come through voluntary departures and early retirement to mollify the car giant's unions, rather than through more radical surgery.

It does not grant New York City the power it needs to negotiate its own pension deals with unions, rather than leaving them up to the Legislature.

Should it change its name to, say, the Citizens Party and campaign for mass-membership in the unions, rather than be tied to union leaders?

The state would then recognize and regulate civil unions rather than civil marriage, and people would exchange marriage-like rights and duties by becoming "civilly united".

"It may be time to think about this in terms of unions rather than marriages," said Andrew Cherlin, a sociology professor at Johns Hopkins University.

A few years ago, Mayor Stewart advocated a form of civil union rather than traditional marriage for gay couples.

The former is a lesbian and the latter is a homosexual, making such a union rather unlikely, all things considered.

Alex Salmond has said that he wants a currency union rather like the eurozone with the rest of the UK.

ATLANTA -- The N.F.L. will formally propose an 18-game season to the players union "rather quickly," Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday after an owners meeting.

This will entail a degree of cohesion between euro zone states that reflects a political union rather than a temporary marriage of convenience.