Sentence examples similar to in lieu of understanding from inspiring English sources

In "Nocturama," all are instead left onscreen like backpack pins to reflect the director's own concern in lieu of any understanding of those of his characters.

And so computers use all sorts of statistical tricks in lieu of genuine understanding, the best example of which is the intense analysis of Web links that is one of the foundations of the Google search engine.

In lieu of anything approaching an overarching narrative, perhaps the best way of understanding Travers's Mary Poppins is as a set of self-contained fairytales.

Finally, our results may differ from some studies because we chose to use child report in lieu of parent proxy report to obtain a full understanding of the children's perception of their QoL.

It also says that the options are not in lieu of any compensation for services performed, directly contradicting Taulli's understanding with the company.

Overall, she says, while DNA kits can definitely help you get a better understanding of your skin, they shouldn't be used in lieu of a trained professional.

And my understanding -- here's the World Trade Center run by the Port Authority, pays the city a fee in lieu of taxes, pilots, payments in lieu of taxes of $30 million.

In lieu of physical education.

In lieu of flowers, donations to JDRF.

In lieu of flowers, plant a rose!

Charitable donations in lieu of flowers, please.