Example sentences of "instead [prep] [verb] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of dealing with the problem of a shrinking environment , for many years , scientists have wanted to protect the panda by taking them away and intervening with modern and more effective methods . |
| 2 | To be defeated , honourably , by the multiplicity of the unpredictable , instead of living with the power of her knowingness ? |
| 3 | The Goldsmiths were not insensible of the problem ; but instead of dispensing with the formality they offered the candidate as compensation thirty shillings — for a journey to London , the equivalent of 15% of the annual salary ! |
| 4 | Its shares slumped from around $170 before the October 1987 crash and instead of recovering with the Index have just touched a seven-year low at $96 . |
| 5 | Instead of starting with the birth of Jesus and going on to his ministry , death and resurrection , the first disciples began with the resurrection and showed how it made sense of the rest . |
| 6 | Instead of siding with the bishops who protested at this action , Henry put his weight behind the anti-clerical agitation and agreed to pass legislation reforming the church in a number of relatively minor ways . |
| 7 | Her face was like a beautiful landscape except that instead of changing with the weather , it changed with her moods . |
| 8 | WHO said ‘ For too long this country … has been ready to settle for borrowing money abroad to maintain our standard of life , instead of grappling with the fundamental problems of British industry . |
| 9 | Second , instead of continuing with the constitutional convention whereby the Prime Minister has the right to choose a government and a Cabinet , there is a concern to transfer this to Members of Parliament when Labour is in office , giving them the right to elect Cabinet ministers . |
| 10 | Instead of travelling with the security truck carrying the money , Morgan had checked out the area round the bank the previous day . |