I'd rather be over the hill than under it. From LearnThat.org. [George Burns (1896-1996), American comedian.]
It was rather cold. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
In this instance... well, the title rather gives it away. From Wordnik.com. [Commando: D-Day Fight or Die!] Reference
I'm excited about the game, but I do find the title rather dull. From Wordnik.com. [TotalVideoGames.com] Reference
It represents a decent investment using the term rather loosely. From Wordnik.com. [Anime & Manga News (from September) | The Anime Blog] Reference
Or shouldn't the title rather be: Who loses from applied statistics?. From Wordnik.com. [Who Loses From Efficiency?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
But Liszt found the term rather too highflown for this favorite melody. From Wordnik.com. [Letters]
The term rather suggests that the people it describes are robotic shills. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Comment Quality:] Reference
People prefer to look at the design of the label rather than the contents of the bottle. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
He convincingly argues that I, like many others, have been using the term rather imprecisely. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
David Paterson (D) should finish his term rather than resign, according to a new TWITTER UPDATES. From Wordnik.com. [Taegan Goddard's Political Wire] Reference
Chakotay bristled internally at Cambridges use of her name rather than rank, but chose to let it pass. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle] Reference
Like many of his contemporaries, he has something to say on the subject, but uses the term rather loosely. From Wordnik.com. [The Present State of Wit (1711) In a Letter to a Friend in the Country] Reference
His decision to use his title rather than his first name spoke volumes about the relationship between them. From Wordnik.com. [Why Sir Fred must stay strong] Reference
He desired to retain Hanover, but he also desired to derive his title rather from its English owner than from its. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878] Reference
The term 'Kung Fu' does not relate to any specific form of martial art, but rather translates as 'skill' or 'ability'. From Wordnik.com. [Blogs 1 Weblog Network Articles] Reference
PILGRIM (voice-over): Pete Domenici announcing he will retire at the end of his term rather than run for reelection next year. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2007] Reference
I only wish that the cover of the first novel reflected the darkness of the title rather than being pale blue with a large bird. From Wordnik.com. [Kids Lit » Blog Archive » Avatars: So This Is How It Ends] Reference
When searching for a movie by name, it is better to put in parts of the title rather than guessing about spelling or punctuation. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Flashman's Khokandian friends seem to have used the term rather loosely, possibly because many of them were part Mongol by descent. From Wordnik.com. [The Sky Writer] Reference
I'm not sure where you are coming up with this and you seem to associate age with the term rather than the meaning I just explained. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
'separator' to after the title rather than before. From Wordnik.com. [Coding Binge] Reference
This was, quite literally, a title rather than a name. From Wordnik.com. [beneath an opal moon]
Is it addressed to a title rather than to an individual?. From Wordnik.com. [Suspicious packages revive postal worker fears] Reference
HEMMER: That's what we call a rather unfortunate incident. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 8, 2002] Reference
Pythagoras chose philosopher as a title rather than sage, 626-m. From Wordnik.com. [Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry] Reference
It is a title rather than a name, being the Tibetan equivalent of Arya. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
'change' or 'newness' associated with the term rather 'proactive ness.'. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
But now it is back, only this time with a label rather than an SqlDataSource. From Wordnik.com. [ASP.NET Forums] Reference
Pro tip: Someone needs to edit the META info at that site, it needs a title rather than. From Wordnik.com. [DRaysBay] Reference
Another was what he called a rather rigid structure between employers and trade unions. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I always understood "Question Authority" to be a title rather than an instruction. ckc (not kc) said. From Wordnik.com. [Sadly, No!] Reference
Think about the things you may be doing to project a title rather than a personality, and correct that. From Wordnik.com. [Blisstree] Reference
In the past, being a board member had been seen as a title rather than an actual job, according to the story. From Wordnik.com. [timesunion.com: Local Breaking News] Reference
Trottle (though the steadiest of men, and a widower between sixty and seventy) to be what I call rather a Philanderer. From Wordnik.com. [A House to Let] Reference
This may be his last chance to become a name rather than be a forgotten man. From Wordnik.com. [Bullets Forever] Reference
Shavenkova leaves the car to make a phone call rather than check on her victims. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
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