Instead of accepting such fictions, we should recognise that the fact that a being is human, and alive, does not in itself tell us whether it is wrong to take that being's life.

Instead, Rupert moved on, accepting a well-paid commission from Anne of Austria to serve Louis XIV as a mareschal de camp, subject to Rupert being free to leave French service to fight for King Charles, should he be called upon to do so.

Instead, deriving from the name of its capital city, the ROC government finally formulated the name “ Chinese Taipei ,” instead of accepting the offer of “ Taiwan ,” because “ Chinese Taipei ” signified an uncertain boundary that could exceed the ROC ’ s actual territory of control of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, whenever the ROC government wished to assert it.

Instead of accepting this charge, however, Lin immersed himself in the Confucian texts and literary culture which his Christian upbringing and English language education had denied him.

Instead of accepting her as the spoils of war, Guan Yu decapitates her with his sword.

Instead of accepting their role in the event, they view themselves as caught up in a situation that was unforeseeable and therefore they are not the culprit, which is referred to as defensive processing, or view the situation as inevitable and that there was nothing that could be done to prevent it, which is retroactive pessimism.

Instead of accepting a new contract from the Oilers, Jari Kurri opted for a season in Italy and played for HC Devils Milano of the Italian Serie A. Kurri had 27 goals and 48 assists in 30 games while he played in the less competitive Italian league.

Instead, looking to break the Washington stereotype of him as a Chicago machine hack, he surprised many by accepting the more complex challenge of becoming Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.

Instead, while remaining true to the convictions of their own faith, Christians should approach their larger cultures in an ad-hoc way, accepting or partly changing some aspects of culture, possibly completely withdrawing from still others, and cheerfully celebrating many others.

Instead of accepting evacuation on a hospital ship, Bennett returned to his battalion.

Instead, it is used to signify a person who is accepting of their enjoyment of sex and the pleasure of intimacy with others, and chooses to engage and accept these in an ethical and open way — rather than as cheating.

Instead of accepting this offer Banu Mustalaq declared war and shot one of the Muslim soldiers with an arrow, at which point wild fighting broke out.

Instead of accepting deletion, he retreated into the programming of the Matrix, disguised as a human, and resolved to aid other programs who have become obsolete.

Instead of raging against their fate, humans are quietly accepting.

Instead of accepting her social and legal status as another ’ s personal property, Eliza publicly performs her dissent as visible evidence of the legitimacy of her proprietary claims .”

Instead, they stress the necessity of accepting the co-presence of linguistic literacies and visual literacies as interacting and interlacing modalities which complement one another in the meaning making process.

Instead, 113 of them signed their support in Anjala, accepting responsibility for the note and criticizing the attack on Russia.

Instead of accepting a foreign object for what it is, the foreign object is incorporated and changed to fit one ’ s lifestyle and choices.

Instead of accepting the said position, he designated his son, Datu Mamadra Mastura who served from 1922 to 1923.

Instead, Vaine decided to try and make up with Williams, with the latter accepting the apology and resulting in them both becoming the co-General Managers of DSW.

Instead of accepting commissions, he composed marches when inspired.

Instead of accepting this as the truth, he flees the scene as demons rise to assault him.

Instead Ajit Singh chose to negotiate with Husain, accepting the governorship of Thatta with a promise for a return to Gujarat in the near future.

Instead of that he was engulfed by bedlam.

Instead of 3 a.m. in the past, the Juniors Class at Westminster was held at 4:45 p.m..

Instead of being depressed by this news, Mr. Crombie was actually relieved.

Instead Sergeant Early was quiet, sharp and confident.

Instead of the usual straggling privet hedges and patches of bare dirt in most small-town squares, the building was hemmed in by a semitropical growth of camellias and azaleas and a smooth lawn the improbably bright-green shade of florist's grass.

Instead of linking the nine numbers of this diagram with the traditional Nine Provinces, as was usually done, this equated the odd, Yang numbers with mountains ( firm and resistant, hence Yang ) and the even numbers with rivers ( sinuous and yielding, hence Yin ) ; ;

Instead of holding Lincoln in contempt of court as was expected, the judge, a Democrat, reversed his ruling, allowing the evidence and acquitting Harrison.

Instead, the beam was split into two parts, depending on whether the atomic spin was oriented up or down.

Instead, the irrigated agriculture project was headed for completion with apparently no prospects for extension beyond 2011.

Instead, the value of the AMD was kept high, out of a fear of inflation and concern about alienating the powerful government-connected importers of oil, sugar, flour, cigarettes and beverages.

Instead Arminius proposed that the election of God was of believers, thereby making it conditional on faith.

Instead, Rufinus attempted to negotiate with Alaric in person, which only aroused suspicions in Constantinople that Rufinius was in league with the Goths.

Instead Neptune was predicted using Newton's law of universal gravitation.

Instead of a soup, the atom was also sometimes said to have had a " cloud " of positive charge.

Instead he wrote radio scripts, including Your Hit Parade, until he was introduced to Austrian composer Frederick Loewe, who needed a partner, in 1942 at the Lamb's Club.

Instead like other jackals Anubis ' head was black to resemble the god of death.

Instead, the Hebrew name Ahasuerus accords with an inscription of the time that notes that Artaxerxes II was named also Arshu, understood as a shortening of Achshiyarshu the Babylonian rendering of the Persian Khshayarsha ( Xerxes ), through which the Hebrew Achashverosh ( Ahasuerus ) is derived.

Instead a minority Labour government was formed under Harold Wilson but with no formal support from Thorpe.

Instead, Pasternak was told, " Comrade Stalin is busy.

Instead, Fitzroy was placed into administration, and its administrator accepted an offer to merge with Brisbane.

Instead, a plebiscite was held in which it was formally proclaimed that Castro's brand of socialism would be perpetual.

Instead, he was lumped with the other Emperors of the fallen dynasty.

Instead it was considered as a late Roman form of the Corinthian order.