Instead,he went to see the heads of some of the largest American companies to get their financial support for his network.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Because he used head-craft, instead of witchcraft, he rose from the poorest igloo to be the chief in the village.

VOA: special.2011.03.12

So, when the people of the North expected a speech of victory, he gave them a speech of reconstruction, instead.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

But he agrees that in recent years, many companies have tied pay to short-term performance, instead of their long-term health.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

My mother was a teacher. My father had planned to become a big business man, but he became a social worker instead.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

He says the display was designed to look like a map of the local Washington Metro train system instead of a tree.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

Lincoln answered that he would be happy to make Seward ambassador to Britain, instead of secretary of state.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Instead,he tried to describe a situation so well that the reader would understand the emotion in it.

VOA: special.2010.04.09

He plans to work to improve the legal system so that competing groups can settle their differences in court instead of the battlefield.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

Another story goes that when he was a boy playing cowboys and Indians, he shouted "bing" instead of "bang" after a make-believe gunshot.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

Instead, he and co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles and their three flight attendants prepared for a water landing.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Instead,he attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a smaller school with a division two sports program.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

If a stock goes down instead of up, he sells it and accepts the loss.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

He chose to use pencils instead of guns to show how wars are really won.

VOA: special.2010.03.19