Sentence examples for instead of spelled out from inspiring English sources

The state should be abbreviated with two letters instead of spelled out.

Worn with a rock T-shirt, luxed up with chain mail sleeves, instead of spelling out your devotion to, say, Iron Maiden, this tee read "Versace".

It was dictated just before John's death, and is thought to indicate how weakened he was because, instead of spelling out exactly how his possessions should be distributed, he left the decisions to his close advisers.

So instead of spelling out what happens in "Seven Pounds," I'll just pluck a few key words and phrases from my notes, and arrange them in the kind of artful disorder Mr. Muccino seems to favor (feel free to start crying any time): Eggplant parmesan.

Had he not booked the room at the Holiday Inn under the name "CC Institute" — instead of spelling out its full name — perhaps the reservation would have been declined from the start and he wouldn't have found himself scrambling.

Rather, it is a way of spelling out words instead of interpreting them as a gesture.

Note that for durations shorter than an eighth note, we use numbers instead of spelling out the whole name of the Duration type.

Instead of spelling out Labour's alternative economic message, Mr Miliband concentrated on the Coalition's record and accusations that David Cameron's inner circle is dominated by Old Etonians.

So, for instance, instead of spelling out each and every detail of your research when giving presentations, broadly outline the events that led to your invention.

Mr Sharma had been expected to make a statement in parliament but instead spelled out details of the plans at a press conference.

Note that names of journals or periodicals are not abbreviated and instead spelled out fully.