Sentence examples for instead of a bench from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lupu uses a chair instead of a bench, often leaning back during orchestral passages and conducting with his left hand.

Mr. Lupu, a reclusive musician who uses a chair instead of a bench, leaned back in his seat, arms folded, while Mr. Dohnanyi led the orchestra in the sweeping, majestic opening.

This last remark I overheard from within the confines of my curtained chamber, where instead of a bench there was a varnished tree stump (over which I'd tossed a pair of leopard-printed Current/Elliott slim-cut dungarees, $198).

Note: If you are using two chairs instead of a bench, the first thing you need to do is to make sure that one of the chairs supports your outstretched leg somewhere between the knee and the hip.

There were no seats left when they met before the show, but he persuaded her to perch instead on a bench within earshot of the production.

If Houston could only have been introduced to this philosophy earlier, he might have been a playoff player instead of a uniformed bench attendant yesterday.

In addition, you can use an exercise ball instead of a flat bench.

If you must do bench pressing with a thick bar, use a solid, seven feet bar, as the inside bar, instead of a pipe because serious bench pressing should be done with spotting devices and most spotting devices are made for seven feet bars.

Mr. Monserrate, through his lawyers, Mr. Tacopina and Chad Seigel, had chosen a bench trial instead of a jury because of the inflammatory aspects of the domestic violence case.

Opting for a bench trial instead of a jury trial can be risky, but Goodson, who is facing the most serious charges, could have his calculations right.

Instead of lab bench space being allocated by research group, where all members of a lab are grouped together, scientists are interspersed around the entire building, promoting collegiality and discussion among members of different labs and disciplines.