Sentence examples for instead of being put from inspiring English sources

Instead of being put off, I found his candor refreshing.

"I wished they were deported immediately after their arrest instead of being put on trial".

Because his English was poor, he was sent to woodworking class instead of being put on an academic track.

If managed efficiently, it can increase capacity in congested airspace, so instead of being put into wasteful holding patterns, more aircraft would arrive on time.

Instead of being put off by Ms. Pitta's grilling, Mr. Adelson said he was intrigued by her "confident, let's get to the bottom of this" approach.

Certain properties, often with price tags of $20 million or more, are shopped with a shroud of mystery among a small circle of well-connected agents instead of being put on the market for the world to see.

These are the people who need to be held accountable, instead of survivors being put on trial to prove their assaults were bad enough to count for something.

means only that it will be used perhaps twice instead of once, before being put away permanently); a Rapunzel Barbie doll (a rather poignant and pointless identity for Barbie, since even upon being liberated from the tower she can't walk anywhere); a $7.99 beaded sheath for a wine bottle ("bottle jewelry," it was called); and a shower radio equipped, puzzlingly, with a snooze button.

There is a great danger that the pressure on budgets will lead to short-term decision-making where the usual suspects – such as mental health services – get cut, instead of the focus being put on driving efficiencies in the acute and mainstream primary care sector or on reducing social care service bureaucracy.

Any disappointment at not being able to perform in the individual sprint, where a change in IOC rules meant that he could not take part alongside Kenny, selected to take part instead of him, was put behind him as the Scot, fully rested from the team sprint effort, trounced his rivals in the keirin's first round.

Instead of the Watch already being put together, now you have to fasten the band to the Watch in order to wear it.