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Instead of; used to indicate a preference for one thing over another.
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When you do an activity for the joy of it, you do it simply for the pleasure of doing it, rather than as a way to gain something else.
Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishIf you do something for the joy of it, you do it simply for the pleasure you get, rather than as a way to get something else.
Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishThe phrase 'on the surface level', describes looking at something quickly and superficially rather than trying to understand its full, deeper meaning.
Why read books, not screens? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishEach object or idea is represented by a symbol rather than by a set of letters of the alphabet.
How reading changes the way your brain works - BBC World ServiceSo, if something is known, we're going to use a pronoun rather than saying critical thinking often involves because it was just stated.
Improve Your English *FASTER* by reading the NEWS (It really works!)So, rather than just saying you should recycle, if your kids see you recycling every day, then they're more likely to recycle.
Improve Your English *FASTER* by reading the NEWS (It really works!)So, you're modeling that behavior rather than just instructing or requiring that behavior from someone else.
Improve Your English *FASTER* by reading the NEWS (It really works!)What does Larry mean when he says you have to 'make the camera disappear'? It means to 'make the conversation real' — as if you were chatting with a friend — rather than performing to a TV audience.
BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Entertainment' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!He said the prosecutor had decided to offer Axel a plea deal rather than taking the case to trial, which would require him to plead guilty to sexual assault, extortion, and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
[FULL STORY] My Daughter Suddenly Hated Her Siblings So I Found The Threat That Was Destroying Her…Emily highlights how, rather than stopping children from using technology, parents need to be more intentional about how their children use it.
Limiting screen time for children ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishIt's about reframing your perspective for enjoyment rather than study.
How to Start Reading the Classics 📖Computers can only learn by 'rote', by memory, in order to repeat information, rather than to properly understand it.
BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Language 3' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocabulary!And then you're in jeopardy; your hand is out of the fight for a certain amount of time, and it's very hard to get that hand back into the fight to land the blow to disable your opponent rather than them disabling you. So what we're going to do from here is take two lighter strikes, okay, and pop quick right up into the area above the ears.
Strike Ears With FistsWhat's also needed is an emphasis on reducing plastic production, especially packaging and other single-use products, rather than simply recycling.
Can we live without plastic? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishRather than being tied to one specific region, RP became associated with education, social status, and authority.
London Accents Decoded | How Londoners Really Speakhis full name is stated in the Western Way rather than the Japanese way which would be Moro hisoka and the only other characters that do this tend to be people from meteor City such as fate and Porter but also hisoka's name is spelled in Katakana further implying for An Origin now most of the mauritonia troop were quite rare if hisoka and to be fair they had good reason to be because even at this early age he was already displaying the behaviors that he's best known for in Hunter Hunter now at the same time there was a notorious serial killer running loose in gas clam
Everything We Know About Hisoka ExplainedTO LOOK BACK AND REALIZE THAT IT WASN'T LACK OF INFORMATION, IT WASN'T LACK OF OPPORTUNITY, IT WASN'T EVEN BAD LUCK THAT HELD YOU BACK. IT WAS HESITATION, DELAY, EXCUSES, THAT QUIET DECISION TO STAY IN MOTIONLESS COMFORT RATHER THAN MOVE INTO THE DISCOMFORT OF ACTION. NOW, I'M NOT SAYING KNOWLEDGE DOESN'T MATTER.
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing | Jim Rohn Motivationsix months, there's going to be a huge difference between these two. If someone only does one hour per week, they will not be fluent in six months. It's not enough time. Really, we should talk about hours rather than days or weeks or months or years. It's the hours, it's the number of hours you spend learning English that's important. So when we're talking about getting fluent in six months, there are
Fluent In 6 Months | The Secrets To Faster SuccessNow, with the climate finally stable, communities start to cultivate them in earnest rather than simply gathering from the wild.
We Finally Know More About Humanity’s First CivilizationAnd if it's Anderson, if it's Declan, if it's Kobbie, whatever he thinks, you would want to stop the worst case scenario rather than think well, that's only going to happen two times, then you're struggling. Yeah, Steve just said there a minute ago.
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