Sentence examples for instead of refusing from inspiring English sources

Instead of refusing point blank to help a dictator launder his dirty image, UNESCO's board and staff disgracefully considered accepting.

"Instead of refusing the lesser offer, he used it to the company's advantage and took it," he said.

In lieu of rejecting spectacle, such a spectacle also poses the question of the spectacle; instead of refusing pleasure, pleasure questions itself pleasurably, enjoyment becomes self-regardingly joyful.

Consumer advocates worry that instead of refusing to cover treatment for a specific pre-existing condition, an insurer might simply deny coverage for the child or the family.

By reaching for the sword, instead of refusing it and waiting for it to be given to him, he has shown that his heart is impure.

They needed a leader who, placing human life above all, would seek foreign assistance from the start, instead of refusing offers of help until after signs of life stopped coming from the sub.

But instead of simply refusing to answer personal questions, the Clintons also called Ms. Flowers a liar.

"What if Rosa Parks had tweeted that she did not want to give up her seat on the bus, instead of actually refusing to give up her seat?

Judge William Alsup of Federal District Court ruled that U.P.S. must make its hiring decisions individually, instead of categorically refusing to hire drivers with good vision in only one eye.

James Earl Jones for The Great White Hope (1970) Instead of George C Scott refusing a best actor for Patton, James Earl Jones accepts it for his performance in a film explicitly about racial conflict and white paranoia.

For some reason I made up this excuse about being sick instead of just refusing.