Instead of attempting to defend all of southern China, Li ordered what remained of the Nationalist armies to withdraw to Guangxi and Guangdong, hoping that he could concentrate all available defenses on this smaller, and more easily defensible, area.

Instead, they were ' community councils ' for smaller, rural settlements, which did not have a local government district to themselves.

Instead of a single solid conductor, litz wire consists of several smaller wire strands that carry the current.

Instead it is used in smaller contests such as the election of the presiding officer of an assembly ; one long-standing example of its use is in the United Kingdom, where local associations ( LCAs ) of the Conservative Party use EB to elect their prospective parliamentary candidates ( PPCs ).

Instead of issuing stamps in large sheets of 40, 100 or even 200 stamps, smaller sheetlets with 20 to 24 stamps are issued with a large selvedge area which may incorporate part of the stamp design or theme.

Instead of traditional means of bands reaching their audiences through large music labels, bands began recording, manufacturing albums and merchandise, booking their own tours, and creating opportunities for smaller bands to get wider recognition and gain cult status through repetitive low-cost DIY touring.

Instead, males choose the points at which several of the females ' home ranges overlap, creating a much smaller space, which can be properly defended against intruders while maximizing the chance of reproduction.

Instead, the smaller Left Party, a Social Democrat ally, picked up support with its program of increased public spending and opposition to Swedish membership in the European single currency.

Instead the bulk of these form the large superfamily Corvoidea and the smaller Meliphagoidea, and there are a number of small basal groups.

Instead of ablating the tissue, the laser cuts a portion of the prostate, which is then cut into smaller pieces and flushed with irrigation fluid.

Instead of the tower room, a smaller room at the north entrance, which was a children's museum, would house an Italian-style sarcophagus.

Instead, in 1973, the Park Service proposed to build a smaller glass pavilion for the bell at the north end of Independence Mall, between Arch and Race Streets.

Instead the units were let to smaller stores.

Instead of the full-size numbers centred on the front of the jersey, the team logos took precedence, with a smaller number over the right collarbone area.

Instead of delivering one burst of light, the units deliver several smaller bursts over a time interval as short as 1 / 125 of a second.

Instead, it is powered by smaller storms merging.

Instead, Ford pitched the smaller Ford Mondeo wagon as an alternative for buyers wanting the flexibility of a wagon.

Instead of having large halls which could be transformed in a wink into a dining room, ballroom, or audience chamber ( thanks to big, sturdy transportable furniture ), the trend now was towards a large number of smaller rooms in which smaller and more delicate specialized furniture stayed in permanence.

Instead, he used cavalry to skirmish with smaller contingents of tribesmen.

Instead, he or she would be forced to count a smaller representative part of the population, called a sample.

Instead, a smaller domeless building designed by Sir Arnold Thornley in the Greek classical style and fronted in Portland stone, was erected on the site.

Instead of Dennis ' dog Ruff, there was a smaller terrier named Fremont, belonging to the Wilsons.

Instead of an incision being at least big enough for the surgeon to put his hands inside, it does not have to be bigger than 3 small holes for the robot's much smaller " hands " to get through.

Instead, she accepted a smaller, clothed role in the movie, which also starred FRIENDS's.

Instead, he spent part of the night planning for a movement around Big Round Top that would allow him to attack the enemy's flank and rear.

Instead of houses being set around a garden square, separated from it by a road, Allason's houses would have direct access to a secluded communal garden in the rear, to which people on the street did not have access and generally could not see.

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, Charles became obsessed with protecting his left flank and rear from French incursions.

Instead of waiting for a possible treachery during a siege, he formed up his army and marched out with the cavalry at the front, and the Huns at the rear of the column.

Instead the roof is hinged and folds away, either into a recess behind the rear seats or into the boot or trunk of the vehicle.

Instead of approaching directly from the rear, they would approach about below the bomber.

Instead, it sat atop the machine and connected via ribbon cable to a somewhat bulky rear port connector.

Instead of using an extremely short focal length ( wide-angle ) lens to achieve an extra wide field of view, these cameras have a medium-wide lens encapsulated in a drum with a rear vertical slit.

Instead, their rear ends are tall-sometimes in a Kammback style-to increase trunk space.

Instead of housing orange reflectors / lights at the front sides and red reflectors / lights at the rear sides, there are non-lit orange reflectors at all four locations.

Instead of listing gross horsepower, they had to list the Net HP at the rear wheels, taking into account the power reduction of the accessories and drivetrain.

Instead, they steer by a hydraulically actuated pivot point set exactly between the front and rear axles.

Instead, they relied on logistical support brought up quickly from the rear to allow them to continue rapid advances.

Instead, a small ring of metal extends just past the base, and the area in the rear of the shell is filled with a small gas generator.

Instead of a chassis like the Italian and German versions, there was a sub-frame bolted to the body at the rear, which held the rear tires, engine, and transmission.

Instead the gun was mounted in a simple low open-topped armoured box with gun barrel to the rear, very much like the early Panzerjäger German self-propelled guns in general appearance.

Instead, Sibley continued northward, leaving Canby in his rear.

Instead of using the previous X5 system which consisted of power being split 62-38 ( rear wheels-front wheels ) and DSC to brake wheels losing traction, xDrive could vary power to the front or rear axles in milliseconds, transferring up to 100 % of engine power to either axle, thus allowing the vehicle to regain traction quickly.

Instead of the traditional pickup bed seen before, the new FlareSide borrowed much of its rear bodywork from the dual rear-wheel F-350.

Instead of the rear tailgate, the steel hardtop utilized a hinged barn door opening to the back.

Instead, he favored a " broad-front " strategy which would allow the Allies to regroup and shift their forces as needed, and to protect vital supply operations in the rear.