Sentence examples for instead of merely being from inspiring English sources

In any case, the secret history must be made public if it is to be contested, argued with, instead of merely being lied about, which is what is happening now.

As the Republican race goes on longer and longer, with Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich hoping to keep Mitt Romney from getting to their convention in Tampa with enough delegates to lock up the nomination, there's a wary sense of excitement among reporters whose fondest dream is of a convention where a nominee is actually chosen, instead of merely being royally acknowledged.

Instead of merely being reactive to Facebook, it could trump it by being even more open.

Instead of merely being a justification for severing our bonds with Britain, it became a prod and a guide to ongoing American political debate and reform — or, as Maier says, it has the "capacity to convince and inspire living Americans".

There's special equipment, special tools!" Back in Chiang Rai, Parisuda Sudhamongakala, one of the original members of the theater troupe, is proud that 38 tribal neighbors are now registered as tourist guides and that villagers themselves are running tourist programs, instead of merely being the exotic objects of outsiders' tours.

During World War II, it was in Planet Stories that a reader was most likely to come across a female character who could fight, instead of merely being fought over.

11 14 Perceived safety instead of merely being a reflection of recorded crime is an independent construct that can be influenced by a variety of environmental cues such as the physical features of public spaces, lighting levels, media stories and social incivilities.

In fact, perhaps the findings put a whole new slant on gay and lesbian marriage, which, instead of being merely equal to straight marriage, could now be seen as the top tier of harmonious coupling.

In consequence, instead of being merely well-informed, they were able; and had the rot not set in with the Renaissance, which diverted men's minds to an obsession with the humanities, we might be much more able now than we are.

The reason tagclouds are useful, instead of merely visually entertaining, is that they show in a very clear way the most popular tags and link directly to associated content.

Instead of being merely pushed aside, the electrons are forced to move in circular orbits.