Instead of attempting the impossible, why not a publicity campaign to prove that all the tiger's stripes are not black??

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, her army made another forced march of to Tewkesbury, attempting to reach the next bridge at Upton-upon-Severn, further on.

Instead of using a greater number of bits and attempting to record a signal's precise amplitude for every sample cycle, a Direct Stream Digital recorder works by encoding a signal in a series of PWM pulses of fixed amplitude but variable duration and timing.

Instead of attempting to break out of the encirclement, German dictator Adolf Hitler decided to keep Axis forces in Stalingrad and resupply them by air.

Instead, he acted as a power-broker, working closely with the Ibelins and attempting to influence the marriages of the princesses.

Instead of attempting to build a single operating system that could support real-time and non-real-time capabilities, RTLinux was designed to share a computing device between a real-time and non-real-time operating system so that ( 1 ) the real-time operating system could never be blocked from execution by the non-real-time operating system and ( 2 ) components running in the two different environments could easily share data.

Instead of attempting to defeat the incumbent in his district, Rothman elected to continue serving the Ninth District.

Instead of attempting to make a " dream couple " between two extremely attractive people, Average Joe tried to get 16 to 18 ordinary men to win over the heart of a beauty queen.

Instead he is offered to fight as a mercenary for Motoki, who are attempting to gain control of the planet Baker, a satellite of the Delta Pavonis system.

Instead of attempting to solve the marginal, the goal here is to find the values that maximises the global function ( i. e. most probable values in a probabilistic setting ), and it can be defined using the arg max:

Instead of attempting to rescue the population from imminent destruction, though, Confederate forces concentrated on evacuating their own equipment and personnel from the planet.

Instead of attempting an immediate breakout, German high command decided that the trapped forces would remain in Stalingrad in a bid to hold out.

Instead of attempting to secure the entire landing zone with such a limited force, most of Bravo was kept near the center of the LZ as a strike force, while smaller units were sent out to reconnoiter the surrounding area.

Instead, Hunter orders the arrest of Ramsey for attempting to circumvent protocol.

Instead, he berated Murtaugh, who responded by cursing at Ellis, ordering him out of the clubhouse, and attempting to fight him.

Instead, as he approached the battleground after his scouting trip he saw Major Reno's demoralized men attempting to organize a defensive position on the bluff and he chose to join them.

Instead of attempting a media blackout as with the 2008 Tibetan unrest, the Party has adopted a series of more advanced techniques to influence the information leaving China.

Instead of attempting to drum up the widest popular support, hoping for spontaneous pro-democracy risings in most towns, Constantine preferred to let his generals put together the necessary force for advancing on Thessaloniki in strict compliance with military bureaucracy.

* Instead of Rawlinson and the Prince being killed in a plane crash while attempting to leave the country, the pair die in a gallant shootout against overwhelming odds.

Instead, the IFV, as its name implies, is supposed to carry riflemen and their weapons into the battlefield where they dismount and fight outside the vehicle with the support of the IFV's main armament.

Instead, Carthage relied mostly on mercenaries, especially the indigenous Numidian Berbers, to fight its wars.

Instead of a group of eight companions based in the Obsidian Citadel who left periodically to fight evil, the Circle became eight wizards led by a ninth wizard, Gygax's former character Mordenkainen.

" Instead of the previous administration's " 2½ war " concept-readiness to fight simultaneous wars on two major fronts and one minor front-the Nixon Doctrine cut back to the " 1½ war " level.

Instead, he beat Freddie Roach before his next fight of importance came along, ten months after beating Ramirez.

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 of taking over the planet by force, the Oni give humans a chance to fight for the rights to the planet by competing in a competition.

Instead it should be based on " critical conscience ' – seriously thought out, conceptually mature, personal moral or religious beliefs held to be fundamentally incompatible ( that is, not merely inconsistent on the basis of selfish desires, whim or impulse ), for example, either with all laws requiring conscription for military service, or legal compulsion to fight for or financially support the State in a particular war.

Instead, they opted to gather every ship they could and make for the island of Lade, off the coast of Miletus, in order to " fight for Miletus at sea ".

Instead, he created a standing army of 40, 000 ghulams and Iranians to fight alongside the traditional, feudal force provided by the Qizilbash.

Instead, the game can be played with an AI-controlled partner, and players may exchange the data of their own characters to fight alongside each other.

Instead, to placate Newcastle and George II, Pitt agreed to send a British contingent to fight in Germany in 1758.

Instead, they opted to gather every ship they could, and make for the island of Lade, off the coast of Miletus, in order to " fight for Miletus at sea ".

Instead of becoming withdrawn and lacking in self-confidence, the boy responded by fighting back, although the editor of his memoirs recounted a statement Mosby made that he never won any fight in which he was engaged.

" Instead of ramming and sinking the other ships, both sides attempted to board their opponents ' ships and fight what was essentially a land battle at sea.

Instead of watching the Muslims stay under a ruler he considered oppressive and ignorant ( Hisham ), he called for many people to follow him and fight.

Instead of fighting in hard terrain, the British took the fight to the Burmese mainland.

Instead, Canada's policy was that illegal acts of international aggression must be opposed, as in the Korean War, during which Canada was among the many countries that sent troops to fight in support of South Korea, under a United Nations resolution.

Instead, he tries to talk Sheridan into leaving Proxima without a fight ; Sheridan tells him that Clark is violating the Earth Alliance Constitution and the Proxima Treaty ; his blockade of Proxima 3 is illegal.

Instead, it “ enhance Egypt ’ s capability to fight smuggling along the border ,” while ensuring that the forces would not serve any military purposes.

Instead of throwing the fight, Mickey knocks his opponent out with a single punch.

Instead, Ali stood over his fallen opponent, gesturing and yelling at him, " Get up and fight, sucker!

Instead, his love and desire continues to grow, despite his attempts to fight them.