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, 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 seeking a seat in a by-election, Drew left provincial politics to run for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party.

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, 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 of the Acht Orte appointing a bailiff together, Zurich and Bern each appointed the governor for 7 out of 16 years while Glarus appointed him for the remaining 2 years.

Instead of giving a sermon, the priest calls out K .' s name.

Instead, he had to content himself with subduing the fortresses that still held out against him, and the only other notable event of 216 BC was the defection of certain Italian territories, including Capua, the second largest city of Italy, which Hannibal made his new base.

Instead of figuring out which ship, if either, is the " same ", and then declaring that it should be returned, the pragmatic solution is to figure out which ship should be returned, and then declare that it is the " same ".

Instead the president and cabinet submitted to Douglas an alternative plan that would have sought out a judicial ruling on the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise.

Instead of giving his karaoke machines away, Inoue leased them out so that stores did not have to buy new songs on their own.

Adams concludes that “ right action, by act-utilitarian standards, and right motivation, by motive-utilitarian standards, are incompatible in some cases .” The necessity of this conclusion is rejected by Fred Feldman who argues that “ the conflict in question results from an inadequate formulation of the utilitarian doctrines ; motives play no essential role in it …( and that )… Precisely the same sort of conflict arises even when MU is left out of consideration and AU is applied by itself .” Instead, Feldman proposes a variant of act utilitarianism that results in there being no conflict between it and motive utilitarianism.

Instead Tollemache appointed Anthony Salvin, who had a greater reputation and more experience, and who had already carried out work on the Tollemache manor house, Helmingham Hall in Suffolk.

Instead, the court laid out a set of directives requiring the State to implement some system whereby same-sex couples would be granted equivalent statutory rights and privileges to male-female couples.

Instead, its work is carried out by four functional bodies, which come under the GLA umbrella, and work under the policy direction of the Mayor and Assembly.

Instead of coming out of the woods with a deepened appreciation of the wilds, Thoreau felt a greater respect for civilization and realized the necessity of balance.

Instead, after the death of the comte de Maurepas, the influence of Vergennes was strengthened, and she was again left out of political affairs.

Instead of writing out every step of an operation in every part of the program where it was needed, programmers saved memory by writing each step of such operations once ( see " Don't repeat yourself ") and placing it in a subroutine.

Instead, the PvdA was kept out of government by the formation of cabinet of the CDA, the VVD, and D66, the latter being former allies of PvdA.

Instead, they secretly beached their ships out of sight of their target, marched overland, and attacked the towns from the landward side, which was usually less fortified.

Instead her fury knew no bounds and Elizabeth sent Sir Thomas Heneage to read out her letters of disapproval before the States General, Leicester having to stand nearby.

Instead of blood flowing through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, the sphincter may be contracted to divert this blood flow through the incomplete ventricular septum into the left ventricle and out through the aorta.

Instead, it turned out that Mercury has a 3: 2 spin – orbit resonance, rotating three times for every two revolutions around the Sun ; the eccentricity of Mercury's orbit makes this resonance stable.

Instead of taking turns, a dealer deals letters in and any player may call out a word.

Instead, it cuts to a new scene, featuring a reanimated version of Rubber Band marching by ( i. e. marching instruments made out of rubber bands ) from Tin Pan Alley Cats, before cutting straight to the Three Stooges scene.

Instead of taking off, Earhart ran to the wrecked aircraft and dragged her friend out.

The suit was settled out of court but Arum continued to criticize HBO by saying " Instead of working with promoters, like they have done in the past, they have become promoters themselves.