Sentence examples for instead preferred to from inspiring English sources

Bidders instead preferred to rely on unsolicited offers that would pressure the target to come to the table.

Hawaii had the legal authority to impose such fines before, but instead preferred to educate offenders about reefs and have them assist with the cost of restoration.

Central Coast instead preferred to keep numbers back, double-teaming the likes of Reds striker Bruce Djite whose scoring drought continued through a 12th game.

Rather than risk yet another rule being overturned, the S.E.C. has instead preferred to adhere to the most conservative view of Congress's dictates.

Although Morgan was supposed to be protecting lead and salt mines needed by Robert E. Lee's army in Virginia, he instead preferred to destroy railroads, capture a Union garrison and loot civilian stores and homes.

Gayle has instead preferred to roam the earth playing for 14 Twenty20 sides in nine countries – Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Jamaica, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe – with the bank balance and the runs spinning like wheels on a fruit machine.

He instead prefers to watch movies.

They don't assimilate, instead preferring to form ghettos made up of lodges and investment properties.

Young car buyers are seen as reluctant to visit showrooms, instead preferring to educate themselves online about their options.

But some European governments, including the new Greek one, said that they would instead prefer to relax sanctions.

He probably knows it, too, but instead prefers to do what he does sublimely well within his community.