Sentence examples for centred instead on from inspiring English sources

Community life centred instead on the fortress (e.g., walled city), whereas the civitas was attached to the precincts of the episcopal throne, as in Merovingian Gaul.

At the time, both proponents and opponents of the war believed Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction: "The debate centred instead on whether and when to use force to obtain Iraq's compliance".

It was during these years of discussion with Heidegger that Bultmann developed his own theological position namely, that Christian faith is, and should be, comparatively uninterested in the historical Jesus and centred instead on the transcendent Christ.

It centres instead on the Administrative Council of Fiscal Resources (CARF), part of the finance ministry, which hears appeals by firms that feel wronged by the tax collectors.

Stephen Jones sent Sean Lamont, playing in the centre instead of on the wing, towards the 22 and the Scotland player drew his man to put Lee Williams over on the left.

Speculation centres instead on his super-minister for economic development, Corrado Passera, a former banker and industrialist.

No, the Brexit version of Dumbo would centre instead on a cockroach turning somersaults in the sawdust while the crowd marvels at an acrobat doing the splits on top of a lion.

Any romantic narrative of yours would centre instead on phone boxes, chain pubs and Dixon's doorways.

Indeed a caring nation might even think it worthwhile to expand Qantas' services to cover medically needy but financially constrained rural citizens who require transport to urban centres, instead of relying on the admirable goodwill of a few.

Chosen by poetry specialists at the Southbank Centre, instead of focusing on more traditional options by the likes of Barrett Browning and Shakespeare, the selectors looked at work written over the last 50 years to come up with their list.

I've tried explaining that if they'd only vote to turn Westminster into a nursery cum school cum day centre, instead of banging on about politics all the time, women might finally feel they were welcome.