Sentence examples for instead of payments from inspiring English sources

Although the system is remarkably effective at what it does, four states — Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon and Wisconsin — have abolished commercial bail bonds, relying instead on systems that require deposits to courts instead of payments to private businesses, or that simply trust defendants to return for trial.

According to a 2011 report coauthored by UnitedNY, if the MTA's about $120 million net swap payouts in 2010 had been used for transit expenses instead of payments to banks, the MTA could have spared bus and subway riders deep service cuts and avoided some 1,800 jobs lost in layoffs and positions that had to be eliminated.

The old trick of promising a promotion instead of payment is common.

The editor of a gay men's magazine emailed insults instead of payment for several articles.

But instead of payment, Yukos received a restraining order from a company trying to recover an old debt.

One day – instead of payment – her gardener, Matthew Craig Fergusonn), asks her to look after some plants he's struggling to cultivate.

But instead of payment and an image boost, Yukos received a restraining order blocking part of the payment for the oil.

Donations instead of payment: not a solution by any means but at least the crew know that we loved them...Orlova...Orlova

In turn, the village would lease the land to a developer who would provide West Point with in-kind services instead of payment: new housing for the coaching staff, say, or maintenance of the golf course.

Instead of payment changing hands, users will submit their URLs to the system and everyone participating will receive a list of stories to Digg.

Gets customers to hand over data instead of payment.