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Someday, instead of managing brain degeneration with medication...
The girls start singing and dancing together instead of talking.
Increase productivity by importing ESPRIT elements instead of recreating them.
Chamber instead of a full orchestra.
I couldn't bear torture and said yes instead of no.
Aneurysm must've leaked instead of burst.
Social antagonisms instead of being overcome politically are suppressed administratively.
You insulted him instead of apologizing.

Instead, this is a national concern.
Instead, he had something more that left him as he started to bleed.
Instead it pretends to tackle youth smoking.
Instead, our focus lies on using existing instruments and financial resources considerably more efficiently.
Instead, they should focus public attention on valid arguments.
Instead, they publicized your side.
Instead, there was a litany of astonishing optimism.
Instead they were lostin transit and all but forgotten.