Sentence examples for instead for much from inspiring English sources

His victims had to settle instead for much lighter bank fraud charges related to hush-money payments Hastert was making to another former student.

The district opted instead for much less developed district option, an arts-themed academy that would enroll students starting in 6th grade and provide the students the option of obtaining a two-year, community college-level degree.

But maybe only its feathers were showy: The bird probably wasn't a superstar of the air, instead perching for much of the day and making limited flights to nab insects.

Gp150 was not a significant neutralization target and instead accounted for much of the capacity of immune sera to drive IgG Fc receptor-dependent infection.

I personally wondered if the HFPA would shrink from the film, and opt instead for the much softer-centred approach to race history in Lee Daniels's The Butler — an awards-bait movie if ever there was one.

But under Mr. Murdoch's leadership, the newspaper is no longer anchored by those deep dives into the boardrooms of American business with quaint stippled portraits, opting instead for a much broader template of breaking general interest news articles with a particular interest in politics and big splashy photos.

Last spring, Facebook reportedly turned down a $750 million buyout offer, holding out instead for as much as $2 billion.

We have opted instead for a much newer design, the Pilatus PC-12, a $2.5 million single-engine turboprop made in Switzerland that has become the favorite of Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

I declined that generous offer, opting instead for the much lamer first date of drinks at a bar.

Murdoch's Journal, Carr writes, "is no longer anchored by those deep dives into the boardrooms of American business with quaint stippled portraits, opting instead for a much broader template of breaking general interest news articles with a particular interest in politics and big splashy photos".

Instead, Sandby relied for much of his career on a salary from the rulers and agencies of the British state, and he painted accordingly.