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But instead of diving immediately into the complex subjects before them, the parties chose to tackle a side issue.

But instead of diving into Autechre-ian computer code bleeps or the fogged wastelands of Boards of Canada's best work, Clark's been holed up with a bag of popcorn, creating pieces that feel like soundtracks to technicolor dystopias shot on 70mm film.

Cena climbed to the top rope, but instead of attacking Wyatt, Cena dove onto Wyatt's henchmen Harper and Rowan at ringside.

Instead of diving down beneath the water, she raises her head and breathes deeply to collect her strength.

So why, despite all the evidence to the contrary, do we see so many corporations dip their toes into the pool of innovation instead of diving in?

People, try to imagine what would have happened if, instead of diving for the floor, a bunch of those moviegoers had stood up and started shooting into the dark.

Instead of diving into the pool or strolling the private beach in front of it, he is making sure the chaises are properly lined up and the beach is tidy.

The writer did not know her very well, as she'd been trained by a friend of his, & he feared she might fly away instead of diving at the quarry as she should.

We made the 30-mile journey to Block Island instead of diving around Newport, because there are so many fish traps along that scenic shore they could be anti-submarine nets protecting the coast from imaginary U-boats.

And instead of diving into the rat race and dog-eat-dogging it to the top, they all want to duck out and go and grow quiche in Somerset.

In one overly dark and truly terrible digitally rendered chase scene, Snow hops on a big-wheeled motorcycle that looks like a rejected prototype from "The Dark Knight"; in another, Snow splat-crashes into a window instead of diving through it, in an apparent parody of a spectacular stunt from "The Bourne Ultimatum".