Sentence examples for instead of taking to from inspiring English sources

First they put their protest up on Facebook, instead of taking to the streets.

Instead of taking to the streets, groups of Thai voters are taking evidence of electoral fraud to the new watchdogs.

Instead of taking to the streets last fall to protest the gathering economic crisis under President Bush, many workers and unions campaigned for Mr. Obama.

As he settled into his role as protector of the church in a national crisis, he asked Poles to pray instead of taking to the streets when martial law was imposed and Mr. Walesa was jailed.

But instead of taking to the streets to protest the cuts, Mr. Krumins, whose newborn child, in the meantime, needed major surgery, bought a tractor and began hauling wood to heating plants that needed fuel.

She was diagnosed with some mysterious delicate condition, but instead of taking to her chaise longue, decided to travel alone all over Japan, Australia, Hawaii, America, Tibet and Persia.

Instead of taking EDMC to court to recoup those funds, the government instead accepted a relatively small payment.

Inner City Health gives its regulars laminated wallet cards giving consent for police and paramedics to take them to TED instead of taking them to hospital or the police cells.

"We also encourage parents to send their children to school instead of taking them to the fields or forest," he says.

3. Encourage People to ride bikes instead of taking cars to the beach.

When people feel ashamed of their financial decisions, they might start to ignore their finances, instead of taking steps to turn things around.