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, from 1 January 1923, almost all the remaining companies were grouped into the " big four ", the Great Western Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the Southern Railway companies ( there were also a number of other joint railways such as the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway and the Cheshire Lines Committee as well as special joint railways such as the Forth Bridge Railway, Ryde Pier Railway and at one time the East London Railway ).

Instead they use the strange term " interactive multimedia ": this is four syllables longer, and does not express the idea of extending hypertext.

Instead of three classes, Hexen II features four: Paladin, Crusader, Assassin, and Necromancer, each with their own unique weapons and play style.

Instead, it lasted four years.

Instead, it has four new maps: Purgatorium, Hell's Aerie, The Coliseum and Watery Grave.

Instead of trying to immediately tie the game on a long passing play, the Steelers ran the ball on the first four plays of their ensuing possession, and then quarterback Terry Bradshaw completed a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Lynn Swann to reach the Cowboys 16-yard line.

Instead, the House elected Adams on the first ballot with thirteen states, followed by Jackson with seven and Crawford with four.

Instead the Cray-1 included four 6-channel controllers, each of which was given access to main memory once every four cycles.

Instead, the law compelled the authorities to sell gold bullion on demand at a fixed price, but only in the form of bars containing approximately four hundred troy ounces of fine gold.

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 constantly trading for provisions, tools and luxuries, these four powerful groups of herdsmen, though still allies of the Han Dynasty, often cooperated to plunder areas of the northern border.

Instead, the top four teams qualified for the playoffs.

Instead, it lists over 80 different forms of lymphomas in four broad groups.

Instead, cassette, reel-to-reel, and 8-track versions ( issued on two cassettes / cartridges / reels in early 1969 ) contained cover artwork that featured high contrast black and white ( with no grey ) versions of the four Kelly photographs.

Instead, law enforcement is the responsibility of the county Sheriff, who is a constitutional officer elected every four years.

Instead, he spent the next four years as a traveling salesman, selling books, canned goods and patent medicines, as well as working as an auctioneer.

Instead they released four of the songs in June 1978 as the " Bullet " single on their new label Plan 9 Records, named after the 1959 science fiction horror film Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Instead of busts on brackets, Kent includes small panels placed between the four doors.

Instead he was moved into the former Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant's residence in the grounds of Áras an Uachtaráin, which he renamed Little Ratra and where he lived out the remaining four years of his life.

Instead, all four members doubled on percussion at various points in live performances.

Instead of paying a high salary for Gruden, Davis opted to trade the rights for Gruden to the Buccaneers in exchange for four draft picks, in a deal similar to what Patriots owner Robert Kraft made with the New York Jets to get head coach Bill Belichick in 2000.

Instead of allowing moves to any of eight neighbours of the principal point, one may use the four neighbours rule, limiting moves to the principal point or any of its four nearest neighbours.