Sentence examples for could be paid instead from inspiring English sources

No need for Westminster residents ever to pay council tax again: they could be paid instead.

An action for furtum allowed the dominus or his heirs a claim under vindicatio (and action in rem), which would result in the thing being returned if its value could not be paid instead.

Edna St . Vincent Millaycomplained, for instance, that she was "awfully broke" and asked if she could be paid "now instead of upon publication for those so stunning verses of mine which you have?" She signed it "Wistfully yours".

Instead, each victim could be paid an identical amount, or several broad tiers for compensation set up.

By Jan . 1 when the increases would take effect, the heaviest users of the city's subways and buses could be paying as much as $104 instead of $89 for a monthly system pass.

The legislature also moved to make some concessions to the upset farmers, saying certain old taxes could now be paid in goods instead of hard currency.

Instead of thinking of electricity as the core product, utilities could increasingly be paid for providing additional high-quality services and charge customers a premium for their connection.

As penetrations of wind power increase, it is conceivable that instead of constraining wind power, consumers located near the wind farms could equally be paid to increase demand or at least benefit from free electricity.

Companies could also be paid "shadow tolls".

That was worth in excess of $3.5 million, but instead, the ruling could allow him to be paid a total of $20,000.

We could end the war in Afghanistan tomorrow simply by requiring that it be paid for with tax increases instead of borrowing.