They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own.
He has a habit of talking at his coworkers rather than having a dialogue.
He just settled into eat dinner together rather than having a huge festival.
You might want to go with a civil ceremony somewhere rather than having a church wedding.
Quizás quieras elegir una ceremonia civil en vez de tener una boda por la iglesia.
But rather than having an android do it, you did him the honor of shooting him yourself.
Pero en lugar de que lo hiciese un androide. le hizo el honor de dispararle usted mismo.
Pack snacks in individual bags or containers, rather than having children share food from one serving dish.
Empaquete la merienda en bolsas o recipientes, en lugar de que los niños compartan la comida de una bandeja.
Teachers are often employed at-will, rather than having longer contracts.
Los maestros a menudo son empleados a voluntad, en lugar de tener contratos más largos.
Most people are dehydrated to a small degree rather than having enough.
La mayoría de las personas están deshidratadas en un grado pequeño en lugar de tener suficiente.
because rather than having a tiny chip in front of you,
porque en lugar de tener un chip diminuto frente a nosotros,
So to be self transplantation with their very own cells, rather than having
Ser autotrasplante, con sus propias células, en lugar de tener
Try to get the full strand, rather than having it break in the middle.
Intenta sacar todo el mechón, en lugar de tener que partirlo por la mitad.
Arrange a box/ keycode facility at the property rather than having to go to your office.
Organizar un cuadro/ instalación de keycode en la propiedad en lugar de tener que ir a su oficina.
I pay attention to how it feels rather than having a preconceived notion of what I want.
Presto atención a cómo se siente en lugar de tener una noción preconcebida de lo que quiero.