Instead Gorbachev chose political liberalization during the years leading to the collapse of the USSR, while not implementing any significant economic reforms.

Instead, the troops at Gibbethon chose Omri as king, and he led them to Tirzah where they trapped Zimri in the royal palace.

Instead of the impression of violence in the Delacroix work, Bartholdi wished to give the statue a peaceful appearance and chose a torch, representing progress, for the figure to hold.

The German princes refused to give the crown to his nephew, the duke of Swabia, for fear he would try to regain the imperial power held by Henry V. Instead, they chose Lothair III ( 1125 – 1137 ), who found himself embroiled in a long-running dispute with the Hohenstaufens, and who married into the Welfs.

Instead, the government chose to enact a jus sanguinis system, with the naturalization restrictions listed above.

Instead the IP's leader Geir Haarde chose a stronger but somewhat unstable coalition with the Social Democrats ( the Þingvellir government ).

Instead, Johnson chose Battling Jim Johnson, a mediocrity who, in 1910, had lost to Langford and had a draw and loss via KO to Sam McVey, the former coloured champ.

Instead of seeking a major battle, as his predecessors had done, Charles chose a strategy of attrition, spreading the fighting at every point possible.

Instead, Demeter chose to teach Triptolemus, the other son of Celeus ( though he was ascribed different parentages as well ), the art of agriculture and, from him, the rest of Greece learned to plant and reap crops.

Instead, Congress chose to permit all persons to sue to recover three times their actual damages every time they were injured in their business or property by an antitrust violation.

Instead of the drastic social changes he proposed in the past, his government chose a reformist line, passing new retirement, tax, labour and judicial legislation, and discussing university reform.

Instead they chose to study the amounts and uses of existing water withdrawals and to develop a reporting system to gather this information.

Instead, they chose to have the men stick to the use of their carbines and revolvers as primary and secondary weapons.

Instead Bryan chose Arthur Sewall, a conservative opponent of trade unions from Maine.

Instead however of sending the Artillery and baggage with General Count Walmoden's Column which was furthest from the Enemy, He chose to take them in the rear of His own Column.

Instead the regime illegally promulgated a new constitution in November 1968, which retained the monarchy, but stripped it of its powers, and provided for a permanent regency until the king chose to accept the new order.

Instead, Ohio chose to admit these corporations to conduct business in Ohio, a privilege that these corporations paid taxes to secure and maintain.

Instead, Mizoguchi chose for his source Mayama Chūshingura, a cerebral play dealing with the story.

Instead Premium TV chose to launch a channel with the working title of Classic Sport, offering classic BBC sports footage from the Grandstand archives, the channel never materialised.

Instead they chose to adopt various — in some cases academic — styles of realism in depicting American urban and rural scenes.

Instead, following the relaxation of the Penal Laws, the Roman Catholic Archbishop chose to locate his cathedra and residence in nearby Thurles.

Instead of using one of his previously designed typefaces like Univers, Frutiger chose to design a new one.

Instead, Carlton chose to commission the vast majority of its production content from third-parties ; not only had ownership changed, but so too had the nature of a large part of ITV's operation.

Instead, they chose Baldwin of Flanders.

Instead, Ubico chose to select a triumvariate of Major General Bueneventura Piñeda, Major General Eduardo Villagrán Ariza, and General Federico Ponce Vaides.

Instead, the group attend memorial services in New York, as well as organizing their own private memorial in Los Angeles along with David's family and close friends.

Instead of going to a polling place, voters attend local private events run by the political parties, and cast their selections there.

Instead, Morrison invited the Quebec commission to attend a public test, but the commission did not come.

Instead, they now attend marriage counselling.

Instead, children are expected to attend at least part of the church service.

Instead, a community of believers is formed by those who attend Sunday or weekend services, weekday homegroups, and participate in various church ministries.

Instead of signing, he chose to attend the University of Miami, where he played third base and was a teammate of Aubrey Huff.

Instead of granting Sweatt a writ of mandamus to attend the University of Texas, the trial court granted a continuance for six months to allow the state time to create a law school for blacks.

Instead, he would attend Auburn University, where he would play in the 1994 College World Series.

Instead, he moved to Los Angeles and found work at the Los Angeles Park and Recreation Department as the Recreation Director for North Hollywood Park. In LA, Majors met many actors and industry professionals, including Dick Clayton, who had been James Dean's agent, and Clayton suggested he attend his acting school.

Instead of discouraging people to attend, this policy only made the event more popular: successfully getting admitted to the club only added to the sense of excitement.

Instead, he chose to attend college.

Instead, he focuses his attention to obtaining the Cooper Prize, a prestigious scholarship that will allow him to attend medical school.

Instead of going home, she decides to stay at the school with Bart ; although Marge and the school's Commandant are both originally against the idea, they reluctantly agree to let her attend.

Instead of pursuing a professional baseball, Murphy accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Gators and advanced his computer science knowledge.

Instead, Quinlan decided to attend the University of Minnesota and graduated from there in 1999, obtaining a degree in marketing and communications.