Sentence examples for instead of forging from inspiring English sources

Councils would end up working with the same people every time instead of forging new links.

Had they gone too far in using the Endangered Species Act as a cudgel instead of forging compromises with ranchers?

Some of the time, as Matt Bai writes, he seemed "tentative and risk-averse," trying to be all things to all conservatives instead of forging a distinctive identity of his own.

The permanent re-election campaign happened: members of Congress now regard Capitol Hill as a place they drop by on breaks from fund-raising and town meetings, so that instead of forging constructive relationships, Congress is often about striking poses.

Instead of forging a national identity based on the Ottomans, he emphasized "Turkishness," reaching back to the Hittites in 2600 B.C. "To set up a state is easy, but to create a nation is extremely difficult," Mr. Belge said.

And sadly, but not surprisingly, this body has often become a forum for sowing discord instead of forging common ground; a venue for playing politics and exploiting grievances rather than solving problems.

The radial cooling of the shield block avoids a complex by-pass at the back and opens up the possibility to use cast instead of forged steel.

The Comedians has no idea what it wants to be other than "edgy", but instead of actually forging some new ground, it's just pastiching the past decade's top comedy trends.

But it will take time, years in fact, to judge whether Mr. Lutz can make G.M. cars cool again, whether Mr. Devine can make the company appeal to investors, and whether Mr. Wagoner is wise in pursuing the strategy of forging international alliances instead of making acquisitions, begun under John F. Smith Jr., his immediate predecessor.

From spiritual leaders to herbal healers, Majak's subjects reject norms for women in Poland, who choose instead to forge paths of their own.

Instead, I wanted to burn it all with fire, with the goal of forging myself anew.