Instead of seeking a grand pattern of history, post-modern interpretations tend to focus on a small subset of Chinese history.

Instead of seeking to administer the empire through counts, as Charlemagne had done and as his successors had attempted, Henry allowed the dukes of Franconia, Swabia and Bavaria to maintain complete internal control of their holdings.

Instead of lobbying because of the impact the absence of legislation was having on their trade, they lobbied on behalf of the authors, but seeking the same things.

Instead he and Margeret travelled to Greece, seeking out Heinrich Schliemann at Athens.

Instead of seeking a peaceful resolution to the conflict by paying homage to the French king, the way his father had done, Edward responded by laying claim to the French crown as the grandson of Philip IV.

Instead the CWI has adopted a range of tactics, mostly seeking to build independent parties, but in some cases working within other broad working-class parties.

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 of seeking to sell for gold as the company's directors intended, the Drummonds exchanged the goods for slaves which they sold in Madagascar.

Instead of seeking out a mate, it looks for food and assists the parents in feeding the young.

Instead, Trenchard, seeking equal status with Sykes, argued for a reorganization of the RAF which would have seen himself appointed as the RAF's commander of fighting operations while Sykes would have been left to deal with administrative matters.

Instead of seeking more power by simply making a bigger engine, GM tried to perfect their novel small-block V8, which was already as such a big engine.

Instead of seeking out prosecutors at the Justice Department, or the House Judiciary Committee charged with investigating presidential wrongdoing, he methodically leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein to guide their investigation while keeping his own identity and involvement safely concealed.

Instead of seeking standardization by the IETF, the inventors of FAST, notably Steven Low and Cheng Jin, are seeking to commercialize it through the company FastSoft.

Instead of initially placing a bid for the Milwaukee Road and seeking immediate ICC approval GTW embarked on a strategy to improve the line ’ s revenue and track maintenance.

Instead of looking at the situation from the point of view of a politician who is either seeking to start a rebellion or struggling to keep the world peaceful, the main character Linghu Chong is a lonely individual who does not seek supremacy in a power-driven world.

Instead of merely systematic analysis of theology, Balthasar described his theology as a " kneeling theology " deeply connected to contemplative prayer and as a " sitting theology " intensely connected to faith seeking understanding guided by the heart and mind of the Catholic Church.

Instead, the people should retreat into introspection, seeking to learn more about themselves so that they could grow in wisdom and strength.

Instead of seeking a travel stipend from the Academy, Skovgaard chose to follow his friend Høyen ’ s advice and continue to develop his craft in Denmark using Danish landscapes as his subject matter.

Instead of seeking a third term in 1994, Umberg ran for Attorney General of California but lost to Republican Dan Lungren.

Instead he ran for and won a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 1830 elections.

Instead of Rawls ' hosting and performing, he was given the seat of honor and celebrated by his performing colleagues, including Stevie Wonder, The O ' Jays, Gerald Levert, Ashanti, and several others.

Instead, Glenn defeated Lieutenant Governor Mike DeWine to keep his seat, though his percentage was reduced to a career low of 51 %.

Instead the railroad laid its tracks seven miles east and set up the new town of Hastings, which in September 1878 won a five-year Great County Seat War and became the county seat.

Instead, a person in the crowded row moves into the empty seat the first person left behind.

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Instead of holding six infantrymen in the payload compartment, it is designed to seat two scouts and hold additional radios and ammunition.

Instead he ran for lieutenant governor on an intraparty ticket with former U. S. Representative Lewis Lovering Morgan of Covington, the seat of St. Tammany Parish north of New Orleans.

Instead, Ford ran for and won the Senate seat, and Carroll succeeded him as governor.

Instead, it continued to treat the so-called Vilnius Region as part of its own territory and the city itself as its constitutional capital, with Kaunas being only a temporary seat of government.

Instead, he was offered a cabinet seat, which he finally accepted on 21 October 1768, on condition that Porten became his under-secretary.

Instead, he was appointed a judge of the general court of Virginia and served for two years, resigning in 1827 to return to his seat in the House of Representatives as a Jacksonian.

Instead, while another Respect member would contest Bethnal Green & Bow, Galloway was going to be a candidate for the nearby, newly created and notionally fairly safe Labour seat of Poplar and Limehouse.

Instead, party leaders convinced outgoing Vice-President Barkley, now 77 years old, to run for the seat in order to ensure party unity.

Instead of hosting and performing as he usually did, Rawls was given the seat of honor and celebrated by his performing colleagues, including Stevie Wonder, The O ' Jays, Gerald Levert, Ashanti, and many others.

Instead of waiting until January to be sworn in, he took his seat on November 28, 1950 ( it is very common for someone who is elected to a Senate seat that is at the time occupied by an unelected appointee to be sworn in early ), leaving the office of governor to Frank L. Hagaman who served less than two months.

Instead, the seat was awarded to the Unionist candidate.

Instead of developing an entirely new vehicle, Toyota took their existing short-bed pickup frame, made some simple modifications, and added an open one-piece body with a removable fiberglass top ( much like the full-size Ford Bronco and Chevrolet K5 Blazer ), and removable rear seat.

Instead, Holloway transferred to the safe Labor seat of Melbourne Ports, which he held comfortably despite Labor's heavy defeat.

Instead, Stannis was given the poorer and less powerful Dragonstone, the Targaryen seat.

Instead, he gained preselection for and contested the Labor seat of Lang and gained 45. 3 per cent of the vote but was defeated by the sitting member, Daniel Mulcahy.

Instead, the Force moved into the 18, 000 seat nib Stadium for the 2010 season.

Instead, he was surprised when he was greeted with " a friendly wink ", offered a seat and asked to present something which he had made.