Sentence examples for instead of being victims from inspiring English sources

Instead of being victims, some of these laid-off workers should take destiny in their hands and start companies of their own.

"It feels like instead of being victims, they're going to be activists," she said.

Instead of being victims to the forces upending our lives, we are claiming our sovereign right to remake the world.

Prepared for the worst Supported by UNICEF and the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department, the Government has embarked on a nationwide training program for young people in Uzbekistan, to enable them to deal with future disasters - instead of being victims of one.

Embracing one's liminality, instead of being victim to it".

That is the reason why "online forums are exploding with comments from outraged foreclosure victims," and why outraged outside investors in the mega-banks' fraudulent mortgage-backed securities investments are likewise treated as being "pitchforks," instead of as being victims.

Instead of being the victims of self-fulfilling pessimism, we may be suffering from self-defeating optimism.

"Instead of being a victim, we can be a winner", John says of the utilization of local generation.

The really interesting thing is that the patient seems to accept that, and instead of being the victim of the voice becomes the master of it".

It has been a cathartic experience for Mr Herman: "It cheered me up to think that actually instead of being the victim of these calls I can actually defend myself against them to put the boot onto the other foot".

Instead of being a victim, he learned to stand up for himself and disengage when Wendy was angry.