Instead, they're engaged in self-justification, covering over the horror of the European situation with a blanket of soothing words.
Ronan O'Gara and Lionel Beauxis seemed happy to ignore the existence of their talented backs, instead appearing to be engaged in a personal duel to see which of them could be the first man to get the ball into orbit around the earth.
Western publics, meanwhile, have become inured to the horror of war, convinced instead that their militaries are engaged in apolitical acts of rescue.
Unexpectedly, the terminal hydroxyl group of L-1 is engaged in hydrogen bonding with carbonyl oxygen of Ser-197 instead of coordinating to the active site zinc ion.
Instead, the present Burmese government is engaged in an ambitious attempt to make peace with all of them at once.
They were: A: On the ground that it is expedient in the national interests that the man should, instead of being employed in military service, be engaged in other work in which he is habitually engaged.
B: On the ground that it is expedient in the national interests that the man should, instead of being employed in military service, be engaged in other work which he wishes to be engaged.
But instead of measuring the White House drapes they are engaged in what Bill Kristol, a Republican commentator, has gleefully dubbed a "rollicking demolition derby .The past month has seen the Democratic candidates hit by a couple of monster trucks in the form of Barack Obama's former pastor and Hillary Clinton's repeated fantasies about Bosnia.
What if instead of being bribed by wealthy interests, politicians are engaged in a form of legal extortion designed to extract campaign contributions?
Instead of being excited and engaged by our partner like we were at the beginning of the relationship, later on we tend to focus on the things we worry about instead, letting the romance and our fascination with our partner take a backseat to the stresses of daily life.
