Sentence examples for instead of willing from inspiring English sources

Take-Away: Instead of willing yourself to achieve, question yourself to success.

Instead of willing her valuables to her children, as prescribed by the 1674 agreement, they went to the Princess of Epinoy, a distant relative.

In September 1721, the Grand Duchess died; instead of willing her possessions to her children, as prescribed by the 1674 agreement; they went to the Princess of Epinoy.

When he was a Harvard undergraduate, Mr. Gates lamented that so many of his fellow students pursued a "narrow track for success" instead of being willing to "take big risks to do big things," recalled Michael Katz, a Harvard contemporary who is now a professor at New York University.

Until the United States is willing to compromise instead of dictate, it will continue to lose influence through incoherent policies and arrogant assumptions.

But instead of criticizing M.F.A. candidates willing to make sacrifices for their passion, Ms. Smith should examine the art industry.

Wagoner wants him to turn GM's boring roster of cars and trucks into "something people want to buy, instead of something people are willing to buy," as Lutz says.

Ahlborn assembled a team of volunteer engineers and scientists shortly after Musk put forth the idea, offering equity in the company instead of pay to those willing to put in at least 10 hours of work each week.

Younger, healthier people still are opting out of Obamacare and instead are willing to pay the annual fine because it will cost them much less money.

What more capacious retellings of history, with black heroes instead of sentimentalized Confederates, are you willing to endorse?

This way I can advise the police on how to handle similar inquiries in future, in a way that might involve and empower communities so they become willing partners, instead of cynical onlookers.