Sentence examples for action in place of from inspiring English sources

"I also envisaged having the musicians framing the action in place of any substantial scenery.

Because the majority of Sōhyō membership was made up of such workers, the union frequently used political action in place of economic action.

But there were no policy prescriptions for campaign finance reform, constitutional amendments, or even the defiance to work around Congress that characterised last year's address when Obama promised executive action in place of stalled legislation.

A professional windsurfer for almost 20 years, he is also widely credited for the rise of surfing on the island, and has a habit of saying "Action!" in place of phrases like hello, goodbye and nice to meet you.

With a shrewdness surprising in a political novice, the former bodybuilder quickly defined the terms of his success as governor: he would provide action, in place of the political stasis that had affected the state, and he would set specific goals, and meet them.

Attempts to tackle the issue in Congress are stalled and Republicans have attacked Obama's growing use of executive action in place of legislation as a breach of the constitution, and launched a lawsuit against him out of the House of Representatives over the issue.

The value of a process-oriented approach to conservation is that it allows a more nuanced understanding of the consequences of management actions, in place of such dichotomous thinking as the '50/500 rule' (Franklin 1980).

We have a plan of action in place to deal with disappointments that may occur.

Had he made these five specific statements - told us the truth and taken firm actions - in place of rambling generalities, President Obama would have demonstrated the kind of superior leadership those of us who voted for him once expected.

We have already put actions in place to address some of the issues they face.

We've got to start putting a plan of action in place.