Sentence examples for instead of ideological from inspiring English sources

Instead of ideological hoeing at Brook Farm, Hawthorne wanders, both in pen and person, through the old orchard, planted by a clergyman in his old age "when the neighbours laughed at the hoary-headed man for planting trees from which he could have no prospect of gathering fruit..

It almost makes one long for more benevolent, Bloombergian plutocrats who can self-finance campaigns and who have the literal luxury of being statesmen and legislators instead of ideological toads and persistent fundraisers.

Klein's popular Washington Post blog, "Wonkbook," focuses on empiricism instead of ideological posturing to engage readers in progressive dialogue.

Moreover, in other localities "Die Linke" has been in coalitions with the SPD as the junior partner (for instance in Berlin and in Brandenburg) and has proved to be pragmatic instead of ideological.

Under the circumstance of continuous nuclear deterrence, the core contradictions in the Sino-U.S. bipolarization are those over international norms, instead of ideological ones, the means of competition are scientific and technological innovation as well as pursuit of friendly ties.

The billions of dollars being spent on this project would be better spent on technology and education instead of an ideological weapon that doesn't work against a threat that doesn't exist.

Instead of the ideological purity that is often assumed of Islamists, Madinier makes clear that their views were a product of their milieu and internal diversity, resulting in positions that were marked by pragmatism, uncertainty, and, at times, incoherence.

Instead of ending ideology, the Great Disruption produced ideological politics.

Instead of illustrating the ideological solidarity of the region, some analysts say that the pipeline proposal could expose the political fault lines that divide participating countries.

But instead of confecting an ideological soap opera or a feel-good do-gooder melodrama, Mr. Tavernier has pulled off an emotionally rich and remarkably restrained piece of storytelling.

Instead of attacks by ideological opponents, "we expect attacks on the work — in the form of weather," says Glenn Phillips of the Getty Research Institute.