Sentence examples for instead of concrete from inspiring English sources

Ms. Fitzroy trained to be an architect but wound up in dough instead of concrete.

When installing a new overpass, for example, planners try to use stone facing instead of concrete.

The bomb also tilted the cathedral because, instead of concrete foundations, it was built on a subterranean base of bamboo, Sister Mary explained.

With the Auditioner, if we don't like the sound, the designer can change it with a pencil and paper instead of concrete and steel.

Today, Ms. Zheng peers at the landing and sees new black-and-red-flecked carpet instead of concrete, freshly painted walls instead of graffiti and crumbling plaster.

Mr. Buarque added that "there is a tendency toward building stadiums that guarantee the comfort and security of fans" — including chairs instead of concrete steps and more security personnel.

Instead of "whether" concrete representations (e.g., drawing diagrams) are involved in teaching, we should focus on "how" the concrete aids are actually used in ways to support symbolic reasoning.

"Instead of taking concrete measures, we didn't do almost anything for 20 years," he said.

It is gradually widely applied in construction instead of ordinary concrete in Taiwan.

Instead of a concrete foundation, I used some 14-by-14 14-by-14 14-by-14timbers out of an old bridge.

Instead of poured concrete, the footing can also consist of several rows of cement blocks mortared together.