The Obama administration committed itself to global leadership through civilian rather than military power.

Rather than waiting to get rid of debt through bankruptcies, governments should mandate debt forgiveness.

GENEVA Geopolitical insight is often gained through real life experience, rather than big picture thinking.

So the government will prefer to muddle through the crisis, rather than risk any decisive reform.

Terrorists groups, insurgents and drug traffickers continue to acquire arms primarily through illegal diversion, theft and smuggling, rather than through legitimate transfers.

Soft power is the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion or payment.

Receive my instruction rather than silver knowledge rather than choice gold.

It also indicated the increasing preference of leading SINTNCs to grow through acquisitions rather than new subsidiaries abroad.

The next one should be Eastern rather than Western, an economist rather than a politician, and a visionary rather than a tactician.

This July, the task force proposed raising taxes (rather than cutting spending), through, among other things, removing most indirect tax exemptions.

The State started to be funded by the entities directly from a single account, rather than through the monthly transfer arrangement.

In order to do proper planning for Council missions, it was suggested that they be funded through a standing budget, rather than through last minute ad hoc appeals.

The Chinese and their government are wedded to a different conception of society and polity community based rather than individualist, state centric rather than liberal, authoritarian rather than democratic.

After reading through the emails, a congressional report found evidence that the Commission s work was guided by politics rather than fact finding.

For rich countries, income redistribution is much better handled through taxes and benefits system, rather than by government edicts to strengthen unions.

Stem cells provide hope for new beginnings small, incremental steps, cells rather than organs, repair rather than replacement.

Bangladesh welcomed the reduction of nuclear arsenals through arrangements outside the NPT. Such arrangements, however, should complement rather than substitute for the NPT.

We must meet challenges in the space arena through the active pursuit of consensus rather than waiting for the emergence of irreconcilable interests.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

I would rather starve than steal.

I would rather sing than dance.

I'd rather die than give up.

I'd rather die than do that.

The NTC deliberates rather than decides.

The bad news is that he still does not understand soft power the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion.

The adjustment might come about through wage increases in countries with lower labor costs, rather than cuts in countries where costs are too high.

So, rather than finance the European Union s institutions through greater contributions from existing tax bases, they are seeking a consensus for new revenue sources.

Alexander II made up his own mind to abolish serfdom from above rather than wait for it to be abolished from below through revolution.

Decisions should be taken sooner rather than later, so that the eurozone itself shapes events, rather than being commanded by them.

Some of these people will be murdered rather than tried others will be tried by state appointed judges rather than murdered.

But, rather than welcoming the opportunity to recapitalize, perhaps with government help, the banks seem to prefer a Japanese style response we will muddle through.

In 2000, the Constitution was amended, transforming Moldova into a parliamentary republic, with the president being chosen through indirect election rather than direct popular vote.

It is striking that such representations as have already been made appear to have been made bilaterally, rather than through a regional or international framework.

The threat is economic rather than military.

Companionship for a Cause rather than thugs.

Did He choose daughters rather than sons ?

Why do you laugh rather than weep ?

Did He choose daughters rather than sons ?

Why do you laugh rather than weep ?

It emphasizes articulated rather than isolated actions.

This narrative, in other words, would encompass aspirations for the future rather than the scars of the past inclusion rather than the paradigm of us and them a win win paradigm rather than a zero sum game.

In short, specific terrorist threats should be fought through narrowly targeted counter terrorist operations, while moderates should undercut extremism through the politics of compromise rather than the false and dangerous delusions of military victory.

People who become homeless qualify for assistance programs in the form of emergency shelter or hotel accommodation, through general social assistance programs rather than housing programs.

Let us march forward rather than backwards, in hope rather than despair, towards a better future for our children Israeli and Palestinian alike.

In other words feel sympathy, rather than contempt.