adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
choose
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Opposition by burghers, who feared for the fishing, ensured that Plymouth Dock, later Devonport, was later chosen instead .
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NxtWave opted not to set up shop in Silicon Valley and instead chose Langhorne.
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Once elected, he chose instead to set the country's finances in order.
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He chooses instead to focus on a slightly more manageable milestone: the turn of the century.
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People who are unfamiliar with keyboards could choose instead to interact with the computer using their normal handwriting.
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To date, the Planning Department has refused the request, choosing instead to prepare a brief addendum.
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Berghuis avoids making big bets in a single industry, choosing instead to spread his risks.
concentrate
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I dismissed the thoughts as too disturbing and concentrated instead on Selkirk's poem.
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Characteristically, Alvin rarely wrote about finances, concentrating instead on touring conditions, reviews and his many plans for the company.
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They make no attempt to explore the cause of those tears, concentrating instead on living without muscular tension.
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Because of this subjects may have ignored memories of mundane situations and concentrated instead on recalling the ones which they remembered as risky.
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As a consequence the markets were distracted from fundamentals and concentrated instead on special situations and gossip.
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Research too has overlooked outpatient waiting, concentrating instead on waits for inpatient procedures or general practitioner referral patterns.
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Yet the current Government has concentrated instead on converting public into private monopolies.
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I heard the voice, but I tried not to listen, concentrating instead on the spider's web in the window.
prefer
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He refuses to wear the ceremonial purple of a bishop, preferring instead simple monastic robes.
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Careful growers use none of these, preferring instead a grain diet with some chicken fat.
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They preferred instead to use the designation related to the setting - neighbour, for example.
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Playing singles, he never got far, preferring instead the strategic intricacies of doubles.
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He prefers instead to hold meetings with his colleagues and to talk things through until a solution emerges.
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But the sun seldom came sideways, preferring instead to strike straight down from above.
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Suppose that a firm decided never to pay dividends, preferring instead to reward shareholders entirely through capital gains.
use
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Plastic plants can be used instead , or as well.
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The lower three grades are seldom sold as retail cuts but are used instead in making hamburger and meat food products.
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Never brush your hair when wet; instead use a wide-tooth comb.
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Some one who thinks he is taking the herbal product but is instead using the illegal Ecstasy could overdose, Green said.
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Although it was once carried out by hand, machines using centrifugal force are now used instead .
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Frequently, evolved programs are rejected as somehow unreliable, and a human is used instead .
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He does not hunt high and low for an animal to use instead .
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These surfaces should be white in colour; if they are not suitable, some other reflective surface can be used instead .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Can I have soup instead of salad?
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Cardew did not join the navy. Instead , he decided to join the theater and become an actor.
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Gillespie will play in midfield instead of Cochrane.
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I can't manage Thursday. Can we meet on Friday instead ?
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I can't understand why they chose him instead of you -- you're much better qualified for the job.
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Jo couldn't go to the meeting, so I said I'd go instead .
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We didn't have enough money for a movie, so we went to the park instead .
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We didn't have enough money to go to a movie, so we went to the park instead .
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You should talk to your teacher instead of just complaining to me about it.