Sentence examples for but instead of pumping from inspiring English sources

The theatre is built on the flood plain once known as Lambeth Marsh but, instead of pumping away the ground water, they're filtering it and redirecting it to the toilets.

It still requires chefs, medics, helideck operators and many of the other support roles for a self-contained community, but instead of pumping out oil the engineers are preparing the platform for removal.

But instead of pumping only as much oil as their American customers need, the companies want to increase volumes and raise prices to European levels -- simultaneously pumping more oil and making more money in the U.S. from the oil they are already pumping.

But Europe's largest financial institutions just sat on the cash instead of pumping the money into local economies and providing funds to other banks.

So instead of pumping iron, astronauts work out using bungee ropes, but these do not match the force distribution on the body felt on Earth and, probably as a result of this, astronauts have incurred injuries on the ISS exercise station.

"Instead of pumping the water into the street with a hose, they just pulled the plug".

Instead of pumping in aid while the defeated Taliban were still demoralised, the Taliban were given three years to recover.

"Instead of pumping grout on the low side of the tower - which would have had it over, it was so close to collapse - we did the reverse.

Instead of pumping out all the state aid immediately, we are spreading it over the two years that it will be needed.

His nonchalant beats mellow the music instead of pumping it up, saving the songs from the adolescent choppiness that afflicts many ska and reggae-rock hybrids.

That's why, instead of pumping time and money into exams, we should focus on wellbeing and encouraging our children to connect with the natural world.