Sentence examples for active instead of a from inspiring English sources

However, this mechanism does not explain why tremor is immediately reduced at the onset of voluntary movements, which suggests an active (instead of a passive) disturbance of the cerebello-thalamo-cortical tremor circuit.

Merida is active instead of passive, a doer rather than a gal who hangs around the castle waiting for Prince Charming to rescue her.

It might've motivated me to be more active instead of staring down at a dadbod from age 25. "We get a lot of visitors from overseas that have heard about it," he went on.

In an editorial, the paper says: "Many parents are grateful to see offspring active instead of slumped in front of a computer.

" A good way to make sure you're being active instead of passive is to double-check that each step begins with a verb.

Take five minutes to stretch, pop outside for a walk, or do something active, instead of just sitting and checking Facebook.

If you're worried you won't be able to resist at the bar, try to arrange to go to a movie, or check out a concert, or doing something else active instead of just hanging around the bar.

By allowing students to be active, instead of burying them in text books or regular written assignments alone, learning moves from a place of isolation to one that has other applications beyond the topic at hand.

"People are continuing to learn and stay mentally active instead of vegetating," he said.

They are active instead of reactive, shaping ideas instead of responding to them.

"Maybe we crossed the line and maybe we were too active, instead of informative," Alberto Federico Ravell, news director of Globovision, the 24-hour news station, said in an interview.