Sentence examples for instead of obeying from inspiring English sources
What if the people onboard, instead of obeying misguided orders and waiting for instructions that never came, had decided to fend for themselves?
Robin Allen QC, appearing for the watchdog, said the BNP was "playing with" the commission and its officials instead of obeying the judgment.
Officers instead of obeying this mandate have too often, as shown by the numerous cases in this Court, taken matters into their own hands and invaded the security of the people against unreasonable search and seizure.
Addressing jurors on Thursday, Rankin's attorney, James Broccoletti, argued that the officer was left with no choice but to shoot, because instead of obeying Rankin's instructions to get on the ground, Chapman "lunges, he charges, he moves towards the officer".
Now its abrupt turn for the better has put a spotlight on a ticklish question for those who look to orthodox economics for a solution to Europe's wider economic woes: Instead of obeying any universal laws of economic gravity, do different people respond differently to the same forces?
Instead of obeying the law of property of the society in which I live, I may simply decide to send money to another part of the world where property rights are enforced.
"I was beaten severely for having spoken to a client instead of silently obeying.
And leaders now have to vote in secret on big decisions instead of just obeying the party chief.
You can engage in a dialogue with yourself instead of blindly obeying your impulses.
Did they not teach him the importance of obeying authority?
