Example sentences of "instead [prep] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of getting hysterical over the remote possibility of gutter-level heroin addiction , we have to contemplate something almost as hard and much more likely — that our children will sample what 's available and live to tell the tale . |
| 2 | One further dimension to such a system is the possibility of " networking " a number of micros This involves the interconnecting of micros which retain their full power as independent computers but gain the additional ability of communicating with other computers in the network and having access to common files The result is analogous to a minicomputer with a number of terminals but with the big difference that each of the micros has its own processing power instead of sharing that of the mini . |
| 3 | Instead of becoming frustrated with the futility in solving the problem , the celebration of success combined with the reflection on limitations nourishes people to choose the next action that may bring them closer to real community change . |
| 4 | The rejection notice attached to the DC suggested that if , instead of modifying one of the public data structures of the module , a new data structure was defined and used , then all would be well . |
| 5 | And , though she was tired enough to sleep on a clothes-line , the chance to spread her weary limbs over the full width of a double mattress instead of lying cramped on the narrow settee was too appealing to turn down . |
| 6 | Rank had funded his forays into production on the back of profits accruing from the exhibition of US pictures but , instead of standing firm with the American companies when they announced a boycott of British screens , he decided to boost his own company 's production . |