However, it seems to be primarily used to ask and answer practical questions rather than to share experiences.

So instead of going for the butterfly's body, which doesn't look that substantive, they go for the big, black thing.

We remain seriously concerned at the situation in Darfur, where humanitarian conditions appear to be worsening, not improving.

Whiskey, but no beef. Trinkets instead of blankets.

Instead?

Five years on, rather than subsiding, those problems seem to have escalated, posing serious threats to international peace and security.

It seemed to Gregor that it might be far more reasonable to leave him in peace at the moment, instead of disturbing him with crying and conversation.

etc.

You are still the same.

For what?

Instead...

Rather than death.

Of miserable shepherds, to that...

He recommended modern languages instead of classical languages and modern rather than ancient history.

If We pleased We could have put angels in place of you as trustees on the earth .

And if We willed , We could have established angels on the earth instead of you .

Had We willed , We would have appointed angels among you to be successors in the earth .

And had We willed We could have appointed angels born of you in the earth to succeed each other .

And if it were Our Will , We would have destroyed you ( mankind ) all , and made angels to replace you on the earth . Tafsir At Tabari , Vol 25 , Page 89 .

Had We willed , We would have made of you angels to be successors on earth .

If We had so willed We could have made some of you into angels to become your successors on earth .

And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth .

Had We wished We would have set angels in your stead to be your successors on the earth .

Had it been Our Will We would have made angels among you as successors in the earth .

And if We willed , We could have made instead of you angels succeeding one another on the earth .

Had We wanted , We could have made the angels as your successors on the earth .

And if We please , We could make among you angels to be successors in the land .

if We had so wished , We could have appointed angels in exchange for you to succeed you on the earth .

And if it were Our Will , We could make angels from amongst you , succeeding each other on the earth .

She will attend the meeting instead of me.

Indeed!

He said it for me, my neighbour.

Hilarity and awesomeness ensue.

Now, if, instead,

It was rather a solemn moment.

Hang on to this for me, will you?

And you will pray for the release of death!

And gave me other counsel besides.

I just decided to take a nap... instead of going out for lunch.

Here, let me read it for you.

You'll be jailed instead!

Instead she teases me.

Instead of being witty

He died in my place.

My life instead of the Colonel s.