Sentence examples for instead of demanding that from inspiring English sources

Hopkins said Brown worked with the coaches instead of demanding that her son get preferential treatment.

"Instead of demanding that something is done, he sets a bar and expects us to get it done.

Instead of demanding that their governments deliver needed jobs and housing, the protesters focused on a crude video promoted by hatemongering fanatics in the United States.

Instead of demanding that her son return home, she granted her consent, relieved that some adult would be looking out for him.

Instead of demanding that Ms. Cooper abandon the audit project completely, Mr. Sullivan urged her to take it up again later in the year, they said.

Sadly, and thankfully, the Democrats are showing signs of adapting their message to the public, instead of demanding that the public keep up.

Adopting a probabilistic model complicates the definition of plan success: instead of demanding a plan that provably achieves the goal, we seek plans whose probability of success exceeds the threshold.

Her event was shattered by another group of protesting Dreamers who shouted down Pelosi and those who were to have spoken accusing them of being "sellouts" and demanding that instead of saving just the Dreamers, protection must also be secured for all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US.

This week, however, Gov. George W. Bush is demanding that instead of three televised encounters sponsored by the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates that has run the events since 1988, only one such debate take place, coupled with two other joint appearances with Vice President Al Gore -- one on "Meet the Press" and the other on "Larry King Live".

This is one reason why Mr Morsi's faction rejected any suggestion of compromise, insisting instead on demands that were non-starters for their foes: that Mr Morsi should be returned to office and that both the rump, Islamist-dominated legislature and the Islamist-written (but referendum-approved) 2012 constitution be reinstituted.There were other reasons for their obstinacy.

Instead of demanding perfection, they should be gratified that we finally have a president who has at least laid down some important markers of progress.