Sentence examples for instead of seizing from inspiring English sources

Instead of seizing the day, David Haugh writes in The Chicago Tribune, the day seized them.

But instead of seizing this moment, the Clinton-Gore administration has squandered it.

Instead of seizing this historic opportunity for planners to grab control of the market, Mr Blair is passive.

Instead of seizing the chance for a new beginning, the ascending archbishop assumes all his church's mysterious sexual hang-ups.

Instead of seizing the chance to overrun One Hyde Park, we used it to nick a few phones and trainers.

Instead of seizing the initiative and turning West itself, Russia took offense and turned in on itself.

Instead of just seizing commercial banks, Ms. Bair said the F.D.I.C. should be able to take over troubled insurers, bank holding companies and other insolvent financial institutions and force stockholders and bondholders to bear the cost.

Looking back now though, I realize that instead of actually seizing the opportunity because of what it presented to me I was taking it as an opportunity to recreate myself time and time again, often in a new place where no one knew my story or background.

It might feel soothing initially but it ends up being a form of self-discouragement because you're too busy manufacturing external reasons for your plight instead of actively seizing the opportunities that begin to unfold again.

Instead of being seized as an opportunity to unite the country, their deaths were used to make a divisive argument about the strength of President Obama's Middle East policy.

Gen. Arthur Currie, opted instead to seize the high ground north of Lens at Hill 70.