Sentence examples for but instead of responding from inspiring English sources

But instead of responding in a more creative and flexible manner, the European Union has often frozen them out.

But instead of responding in kind, Mr. Mandel said, some people have grabbed his fist and shaken it.

But instead of responding directly to Ash, the Tory hereditary peer Earl Howe immediately forwarded the letter to Gardant, the Westminster lobbying firm representing Marlboro manufacturer Philip Morris, requesting their input.

In 1998, the launch of Netflix marked the end of Blockbuster's uncontested domination of the DVD-rental market, but, instead of responding with a mail service of its own, Blockbuster, under the guidance of its then-C.E.O., Jim Antioco, decided to refocus on brick-and-mortar stores.

The lead association discussed the problem of lead poisoning in children in the internal minutes of their meetings, they argue in their 2002 book, "Deceit and Denial," but instead of responding to the dangers, the industry heavily promoted lead paint and aimed their ads at children.

1-800 CONTACTS has offered to discuss an amicable resolution to the lawsuit through licensing or other options, but instead of responding to our offer, Ditto has spent time and energy engaging in online discussions and issuing an inaccurate and misleading press release.

But Mr. Bush, instead of responding to the Russian's questions, simply brought the news conference to a close, saying: "We've got a plane to catch.

And the company behind it has plenty of experience in making humanoid bots (inspired by Marvel superheroes) that can mimic human actions, but usually they go through a pre-programmed routine instead of responding to direct input.

Instead of responding, I cleared my throat.

Instead of responding witheringly, Tavi put her head down.

"Instead of responding in a day," he said, "they could respond within some number of hours".