Sentence examples for instead of drilling for from inspiring English sources

Like "energy exploration" instead of "drilling for oil" in the Arctic.

Instead of drilling for oil, we should be taking action to restore this site to its former broadleaved glory.

Being as gullible as I am, I fell for the trick and spent my summer focused on succeeding at Exeter's program instead of drilling myself for the oncoming dump of work needed for my college applications.

But a few weeks ago, the department announced that instead of drilling to make space for the shafts, it would blast.

Instead of drilling 10 mm on either side of the osteotomy as in the single staple construct, the drill holes were offset by 5 mm in opposing directions for each staple (Fig. 1).

Instead of drilling all the way into the water, they said they would stop just above it when a sensor on the thermal drill detected free water.

So the company shifted its approach; instead of drilling vertical wells straight into the shale, they drilled wells that could also turn sideways thousands of feet below the surface and then probe horizontally for miles in any direction.

In some cases, review papers are used as the source of the annotations instead of drilling down to the original research papers.

You can also nail the mounting boards to the studs instead of drilling holes.

Instead of drilling the holes, use a hammer to pound a long nail through each hole.

The idea of drilling for oil instead of undertaking restoration of the site makes no sense at all.