Instead of maneuvering to ram, which was the standard naval tactic at the time, corvus equipped ships would maneuver alongside the enemy vessel, deploy the bridge which would attach to the enemy ship through spikes on the end of the bridge, and send legionaries across as boarding parties.

Instead of using " that which promotes my ( human ) life " as his standard of value, he mistakes " that which I ( mindlessly happen to ) value " for a standard of value, in contradiction of the fact that, existentially, he is a human and therefore rational organism.

Instead of calling a user procedure ( cup ), standard procedure q can be called with

Instead of the standard American system of primary elections to choose each party's candidate, followed by a general election contest between the winners of the primaries, the Louisiana primary allows voters to select any candidate, regardless of party affiliation.

Instead, he cast his ballot for John M. Palmer, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party, or Gold Democrats, a short-lived party that supported a gold standard, low tariffs, and limited government.

Instead of following the Fast Ethernet standard for twisted pair cabling by using only 2 pairs of wires, 100VG-AnyLAN used all four pairs in either Category 3 or Category 5 twisted pair cable.

Instead, the plaintiffs extended their argument on the copyright clause to note that the clause requires Congress to " promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts ," and argued that retroactive extensions do not directly serve this purpose in the standard quid pro quo previously required by the courts.

Instead, where possible, definitions of the base units were developed so that any laboratory equipped with proper instruments would be able to construct their own copies of the standard.

Instead, standard indicators of the quality of life include not only wealth and employment, but also the built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time, and social belonging.

Instead individuals sit professional examinations which are set at degree level standard and undertake an intense apprenticeship program.

Instead of Y ' UV, Y ' CbCr was used as the standard format for ( digital ) common video compression algorithms such as MPEG-2.

Instead, it defines a minimum standard of hardware capabilities which must be supported for a display system to be " Direct3D 10 compatible ".

Instead they simply bolted an entirely new set of panels onto the bridge on top of the original set, a technique that later became a standard feature.

Instead of everyone falling the same standard distance, the person's height and weight were used to determine how much slack would be provided in the rope so that the distance dropped would be enough to ensure that the neck was broken, but not so much that the person was decapitated.

Instead, it was used as a mobile reserve of the Polish armies and was using mostly infantry tactics: the soldiers dismounted before the battle and fought as a standard ( yet fast ) infantry.

Instead, the ministry wanted to again consider the Ålgård Line as part of the Sørlandet Line, and proposed that the Ålgård Line be built with standard gauge — which would be used for the Sørlandet Line — instead of the narrow gauge used by the Jæren Line.

Instead, TIA-968-A incorporates a standard called T1. TR5-1999, " Network and Customer Installation Interface Connector Wiring Configuration Catalog ", by reference to specify the wiring.

Instead, the simple crown between laurel leaves tied with a ribbon bearing the school motto became the standard crest, though its appearance changed throughout the decades in reflection of current tastes.

Instead of using the standard point-and-click interface of previous games, Loom requires players to use four-note musical tunes to create spells on objects or other characters.

Instead of spending character points, or randomly rolling dice, a character's abilities are determined by drawing cards from a standard 54-card poker deck ( jokers included ), which determine the character's Traits ( their basic attributes ).

* Thin mirrors: Instead of costly Pyrex mirror blanks with the standard 1: 6 thickness ratios ( 1 cm thick for every 6 cm in diameter ) so they won't flex and sag out of shape under their own weight, Dobson used mirrors made out of surplus glass ship porthole covers usually with 1: 16 thickness ratios.

Instead of assessing each standard against each other the Family of Standards can be used as a tool to simplify equivalence assessment procedures while ensuring a high level of integrity and transparency.

Instead of dropping specialized rapid fire pistols, manufacturers designed new pistols, such as the Walther SSP, conforming to the standard pistol requirements, but optimized for the rapid fire event.

Instead of using all three Cartesian coordinates x, y, z ( or other standard coordinate systems ), only one is needed and is completely arbitrary to define the position.

Instead of using the double planked method filled with rubble, the architects sank barges filled with layers of pozzolana concrete and lime sand mortar.

Instead, three or four inch ( sometimes more ) beads of mortar on each side of the wall provide stability and support, with a separate insulation between them.

Instead of just evaporating slowly off, the water would turn this sand / lime mix into a mortar strong enough to bind lumps of aggregate into a load-bearing unit.

Instead, the U. S. launched more " tit-for-tat " airstrikes in retaliation for a 7 February 1965 NLF attack at Pleiku ( Operation Flaming Dart ) and for a bomb attack against an American enlisted men's billet at Qui Nhon on the 10th ( Operation Flaming Dart II ).

Instead of a barrel, there was a steel rod known as a ' spigot ' fixed to a baseplate, and the bomb itself had a propellant charge inside its tail.

Instead, Lownds ordered his soldiers to herd the civilians into bomb craters, disarmed the local soldiers, and kept them under guard even though North Vietnamese artillery shells continued to rain down on the base.

Instead, the standard render safe procedure for any unexploded SD2 butterfly bomb was to evacuate the area for at least 30 minutes ( in case the bomblet was fitted with a type 67 time delay fuze ), then surround it with a ring of sandbags ( to cushion the explosion ) and destroy it in situ by detonating a small explosive charge beside it.

Instead, he telecommuted from an office in a 1950s bomb shelter under his Urbana, Illinois home.

Instead of the car being scrapped one end of Q38 Stock trailer 013167 ( which had been badly damaged when a bomb hit Plaistow station ) was used to rebuild 14233.

Instead of fighting however, it first fled, and during a rematch resorted to making faces and other antics in front of Sabrina, including blowing itself up with a harmless bomb.

Instead they worked on a bomb that could be carried by a diver and attached directly to a ship.

Instead, bomber development focused on increased bomb load and armament.

Instead, a bomb disposal expert, Lt. Cmdr.

Instead of using an explosive charge, it launches a kinetic projectile.

**** Explosively formed penetrator: Instead of turning a thin metal liner into a focused jet, the detonation wave is directed against a concave metal plate at the front of the warhead, propelling it at high velocity while simultaneously deforming it into a projectile.

Instead, the rocket engine starts as soon as the trigger is pulled, and burns out before the projectile leaves the barrel.

Instead of simply having various types of projectile weaponry, the game attempts to make these new abilities as varied as possible.

Instead, the rifle builder will braze a " temporary " metal wedge between the two muzzles, fire each barrel at a target at a specified distance, then note the point of impact of each projectile on the target, comparing where the projectile fired from the first barrel strikes in relationship to the projectile fired from the second barrel.