Sentence examples for to act instead from inspiring English sources

Like other of Kafka's doomed protagonists, he errs by failing to act, instead allowing himself to be acted upon.

Growing up in East Kilbride with two older sisters, a father who worked as a toolmaker, and a mother who worked as a cleaner, he had no ambition to act, instead focusing on football.

She points out, very persuasively and with much documentation, that there is virtually no evidence that any nation ever disregards its own self-interest to act instead on the level of a civilization.

He's also happy to act instead of make music, he says, because of the unfair criticism.

Sedgwick took advantage of his commission to act instead against the French in neighboring Acadia, which was home to privateers who preyed on English shipping.

With these rules firmly in place, now it's your job to raise awareness (and funding) through engaging visual storytelling that drives people to act instead of consume.

Finding the term "hooking up" distasteful, the client refers to the act instead as "kissing," "smooching," or "boning".

His goal was to act, but instead he became a producer and director.

One shortcut is to become reckless: to act impulsively instead of expending the energy to first think through the consequences.

She had no discernible previous connection with Brighton, but the local party opted to act national, instead of thinking local.

"Police should have the resources, training, equipment, and encouragement to act professionally instead of leaving Pakistanis to rely on favours and bribes to seek justice".