Defense Secretary Robert Gates painted a mostly upbeat picture of the situation in Iraq, indicating that it was possible that more U.S.troops could come home sooner than anticipated.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

Let's suppose that my personality doesn't get destroyed any sooner than the death of my body.

让我们设定我的人格并没有,在肉体的死亡前被破坏。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

and you need to leave sooner than you would like to stay.

但是你得比你预期的早一点离开。

Do you mind 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

No sooner had the moonstone touched his chest than the coat and hat fell away.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

He seems less interested in actually praying for divine assistance than he is in chiding the muse for not having come to his aid sooner.

他好像不是在真正请求神的帮助,而是在责备缪斯没有尽快来帮助他。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

He says there are some situations where people should get examined sooner rather than later.

VOA: special.2009.09.02

"I would be more comfortable with the results coming out before the winter, yes,sooner rather than later,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.15