Sentence examples for testified instead of from inspiring English sources

For instance, Robert Iger, president of the Walt Disney Company, testified instead of its more prominent chairman, Michael D. Eisner, and Mr. Harris testified for Sony Pictures instead of the chairman, John Calley.

Why didn't they insist she testify instead of letting her hang out to dry?

But the government did not ask Ms. Khan to testify, instead relying on trading and phone records to prove its case.

Stapleford also rejected Le Gougne's argument that the skating union should have summoned the other four judges who voted for the Russians in the free program to testify in Lausanne instead of inviting only two judges who voted for the Canadians.

Brand testified for Kasztner, but instead of defending him took the opportunity to accuse the Jewish Agency, whose officials became the first Israeli government, of having helped the British scupper the blood-for-goods proposal.

Instead of testifying before the grand jury, Hincapie cooperated and gave sworn statements.

"I'd like to get back to the business of advertising instead of testifying".

She took the stand and instead of testifying she began singing her hit antiwar song "Where have all the flowers gone?" Judge Julius Hoffman ordered her to stop.

The elderly men were still living in the same communities in which they had committed their crimes decades before, and almost all were willing to talk – as Oppenheimer explains: "All of the perpetrators I had met were all showing off, and were all performing instead of testifying.

Furthermore, high in vitro kinase activity testified of proper folding of the purified protein.

But strategically, here is what Abe is thinking: (i) if Bill keeps quiet, I better testify in order to get the reward money, (ii) if Bill testifies, I better testify too or I will get 10 years instead of 5. Hence, they both testify and go to jail.