Sentence examples for shovels instead of from inspiring English sources

That, too, produced its share of pain, particularly among a small group of East Germans who used a little-known law permitting them to object to military service and were sent here as "construction soldiers" — in essence, conscientious objectors carrying shovels instead of Kalashnikov rifles.

And then, the realization: "let's build the picks and shovels, instead of panning for gold".

During a gold rush, Silicon Valley's line is to always invest in picks and shovels instead of mining.

In Bahrain, for instance, where guest workers from Bangladesh are frequently used on construction sites, a visitor can see them using picks and shovels instead of machinery.

He consults with the gardeners over a shovel instead of in an office.

We're recycling like mad in Canada, walking more, shopping less and shovelling instead of snow-blowing.

Dr. Shostak described the expanded search as looking for the needle in the proverbial haystack with a shovel instead of a spoon.

At times like this, there is a compelling case to be made for offering players a shovel instead of a racket, giving them a way to erect an escape route from their Kvitovian torture chamber.

Use a shovel instead of a snow blower.

To speedup access to inner areas, obstacles can be surmounted with the assistance of carefully maneuvered power shovel arm, instead of removing them.

It also pisses all over the Providence duo's two-decade legacy by providing something that doesn't sound like you've had a can of partially congealed malt liquor poured in your ears and been hit in the face with a shovel, instead revealing the fiendish complexity of what the two Brians are capable of for the first time ever.