Sentence examples for instead of striking from inspiring English sources

Instead of striking, we consider it more productive to debate on the topic.

Evert and Kuropatkin, however, instead of striking in accordance with the agreed plan, found excuses for procrastination.

Instead of striking a blow for media pluralism, in practical terms that looks like another step in the building of a pro-government broadcasting monopoly.

Instead of striking for a big inning, Ron Washington lets Lewis bat for himself, and Salas fans him for the third out.

Typically, they didn't use standard vocabulary: instead of striking the vibraphone bars, he mostly slid his mallets across them, making a glassy, sketchy, icy kind of music.

The nearest thing would be the phone keyboards that let you slide a finger around them instead of striking individual letters.

Instead of strike committees, Garson finds the Pink Slip Club — four New York friends, two men and two women, who have lost their mid-level office jobs and relieve the numb terror of having no work by meeting regularly for solidarity and gossip.

It is analogous to having Germany struggling instead of Greece, striking at the heart of Europe.

Instead of Bekele, struck by a groin problem and a patent lack of race fitness, it was little-known Ibrahim Jeilan rising to the challenge and the big occasion.

For beginners, since stringing kills can be a bit difficult, choosing Support Strike Package instead of Assault Strike Package helps.

Daniel Sturridge had looked more inventive and it was perplexing that Hodgson chose to take him off instead of his strike partner.