Sentence examples for instead of the past from inspiring English sources

"Solaris" is set in the future instead of the past, but it's still not today.

In a written statement, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, "The member nations of the O.A.S. showed flexibility and openness today, and as a result we reached a consensus that focuses on the future instead of the past".

But instead of the past, Mr. Jacobs said he was focusing on what he called Mr. Feeney's extreme conservative positions.

"I want people to build houses in a way that hasn't been done before that are moving into the future instead of the past, so I hope my house is an inspiration for that kind".

But now he adds a twist designed to separate himself from Mr. Clinton and propel his candidacy into the future instead of the past: "But I'm not satisfied," he bellows.

But if you focus on the present needs of American voters, instead of the past misdeeds of Russian actors, you just may keep this unfit commander in chief from serving another four long years.

Building on the well-validated DISC-P with only minor developmentally specific adaptations including the timeframe (generally the past 3 months instead of the past year) and question wording (e.g., "other children" instead of "other people"), the DISC-YC was nevertheless subjected to psychometric testing.

And in one way, such an outcome would be refreshing: it would mean that, instead of the past decade of endless tinkering with new treaties and constitutions, the European Union would have to concentrate on delivering benefits to its members.

Instead of the 1920s, we have now.

The course is now expected to open in the spring of 2012 instead of the fall of 2011.

This will happen by 2020 instead of the 2026 deadline planned by the Labour government.