Sentence examples for instead of subverting from inspiring English sources

His comic impulse was the opposite of iconoclastic: instead of smashing, it wanted to bind; instead of subverting, it wanted to contain.

Now if feels as if comments uphold power structures instead of subverting them: sexism, racism and homophobia are the norm; threats and harassment are common.

"Annie would have been proud". So far, this turns out to be one of the few cases in which historical revisionism may have enhanced a legacy instead of subverting it.

"It feels as if comments uphold power structures instead of subverting them: sexism, racism and homophobia are the norm; threats and harassment are common," she said, adding that this was a view many prominent female writers would recognise.

It runs the risk of subverting its purpose entirely.

Labour accused the government of "subverting democracy" with the delay.

The People's Republic of China has long ago been subverted by Mao and Deng, denying others any chance of subverting her.

To model the subset of subverted phagocytes we introduce a population of phagocytes that are termed Infected, F. These are phagocytes that, on initial exposure to a bacterium, are manipulated such that instead of sequestering their contents, they release viable bacteria back into the host.

Instead, she subverts the stereotypical patronising twitter of a self-help author, to be someone more in touch with real life, who knows that you would rather eat muffins than go to the gym.

This polarization and the reckless mentality of treating Muslims as suspects instead of partners not only subverts civil rights and due process but greatly hinders the best opportunity to combat domestic radicalization: respectful co-operation with the Muslim-American community.

There would be three squads, instead of two, he explained, "to subvert the binary of win and lose".