Instead, water clocks in ancient societies were used mainly for astrological reasons.

Instead of trapping precipitation, which then percolates to groundwater systems, deforested areas become sources of surface water runoff, which moves much faster than subsurface flows.

Instead, they communicate by slapping the water and grunting.

Instead, the plate rolls against a cylinder covered with a rubber blanket, which squeezes away the water, picks up the ink and transfers it to the paper with uniform pressure.

Instead, a large hatch was cut into the stern, thereby allowing the tanks to drive directly into deep water before turning under their own motive power and heading towards shore.

David prevents his associates from killing Saul, because doing so would prove the former no more worthy than the latter ; Instead, David merely steals Saul's spear and water jug.

Instead of the movable hafnium-based control rods used in all of the other United States Naval reactors, reactivity in the S7G core was controlled by stationary gadolinium-clad tubes partially filled with water.

Instead, by entering the Union, Texas was found to have surrendered control over the water and the soil under it to Congress.

Instead of water, other types of liquids, such as dairy products, fruit juices, or beer, may be used ; they contribute additional sweeteners, fats, or leavening components, as well as water.

Instead, the eggs form layers called " rafts " that float on the water.

Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food, oxygen and remove wastes.

Instead, the two of them end up saving the day together when the water of the dam becomes unprotected and it almost engulfs the Netherlands.

Instead of drilling all the way into the water, they said they would stop just above it when a sensor on the thermal drill detected free water.

Instead, Readick did, using a water glass next to his mouth for the echo effect.

Instead they chose to study the amounts and uses of existing water withdrawals and to develop a reporting system to gather this information.

Instead, highly distilled ethanol from sweet potatoes and tapioca was mixed with water, flavoring, and sweetener to create soju.

Instead, before performances he soaked his fingers in hot water.

" Instead, however, " he inequality gap is the widest it's been since 1929 ; the middle class is besieged and the working poor are barely keeping their heads above water.

Instead, the water level would be higher or lower depending on the particular strength of gravity in that location.

Instead, the bishop handed to him an empty chalice and paten, his vestments, cruets of wine and water, and the Book of the Epistles.

Instead of telling the truth to Apollo, he lied and said that a snake, Hydra, kept him from the water, while holding a snake in his talons as proof.

Instead of drinking liquor straight / neat ( without a mixer ), soda water and carbonated soft drinks helped dilute alcohol, and made having a drink more socially acceptable.

Instead of using hot air to dry the clothing, mechanical steam compression dryers use water recovered from the clothing in the form of steam.

Instead of emotional recrimination, loaded phrases and sloganeering, we need a dispassionate study of the facts, a better understanding of the opposite viewpoint and a more serious effort to extend the areas of agreement until a solution is reached.

Instead of Catholics' being obliged or even encouraged to beget the greatest possible number of offspring, as many Non-Catholics imagine, the ideal of responsible parenthood is stressed.

Instead -- and not just to prove my objectivity -- I hasten to report that it's a highly amusing film which probably does a fairly accurate job of reporting on the Easter vacation shenanigans of collegians down in Fort Lauderdale, and that it seems to come to grips quite honestly with the moral problem that most commonly vexes youngsters in this age group -- that is to say, sex.

Instead of her old confidence in the simplest, purest, most moving musical expression, Miss Schwarzkopf is letting herself be tempted by the classic sin of artistic pride -- that subtle vanity that sometimes misleads a great artist into thinking that he or she can somehow better the music by bringing to it something extra, some personal dramatic touch imposed from the outside.

Instead, the element is prepared, in milligram amounts, by the neutron irradiation of < sup > 226 </ sup > in a nuclear reactor.

Instead, providence is a power that emanates from the heavens to the sublunar region, and is responsible for the generation and destruction of earthly things, without any direct involvement in the lives of individuals.

Instead, it is negotiated by or configured at the endpoints on a per-virtual-connection basis.

Instead of the gradual transition through the capillaries from arteries to veins that is typical of normal functioning vasculature, AVMs cause direct associations of the arteries and veins.

Since the 2002 edition, the Apostles ' Creed is included in the Roman Missal with the indication, " Instead of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, especially during Lent and Easter time, the baptismal Symbol of the Roman Church, known as the Apostles ’ Creed, may be used.

Instead, it is put in parallel with chapter 4 ( C ) where divine judgements are pronounced against the Babylonian kings.

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, Pasternak was told, " Comrade Stalin is busy.

Instead it is part of the Intelligence and Security Directorate ( DIS ) which reports directly to the Minister of the Presidency.

Instead, murder is treated as a civil crime and is covered by the law of retaliation, whereby the relatives of the victim decide whether the offender is punished with death by the authorities or made to pay diyah as compensation.

Instead of listing every single element, sometimes an ellipsis ("...") is used, if the writer believes that the reader can easily guess what is missing ; for example, presumably denotes the set of integers from 1 to 100.

Instead, these efforts, it is argued, were made in order to advance Western development and reinforce Western hegemony.

Instead, the decree states that Christ is " really, truly, substantially present " in the consecrated forms.

Instead, non-return-to-zero, inverted encoding is used: a change from pit to land or land to pit indicates a one, while no change indicates a series of zeros.

Instead, it is important that support for the CRM system is companywide.

Instead, this is just an indication that sugar and / or fat has separated due to poor storage.