Hugh Laurie

I was too shy, I think, to sing publicly. It takes a particular kind of person. And when I was young, I was not that person. In the first instance, when a record company said to me, do you want to try and make your record, my first reaction was, no, I'm not worthy - I couldn't possibly, and so on and so forth.

British Actor

Jean-Michel Jarre

In a lifetime, you can say, yes, you have instances of pleasure, of happiness, you like some of your work, but your work is the entire story, and if you are not satisfied with a few moments of a few parts of that story, you would like to be able to adjust that.

French Musician

Jason Mraz

It's easier to write from my own life, and it's also more fun. I always write about relationships, for instance, whether they're romantic relationships, friendships, encounters... there's always a lesson to be learned from them.

American Musician

Joe Budden

For so long, we had to write to pay a bill, we had to write in many instances where maybe you weren't even inspired to write because it was your job. That's how passion, creativity, and love gets killed.

Roger Waters

I think there are things in my story that have helped my creativity. Your father being killed, for instance, is one of the best things that could happen to a kid if he's going to write poetry or songs.

British Musician

Kathleen Kennedy

If it's a huge tentpole movie, for instance with a movie like 'Tintin,' a year and a half, almost two years in advance, we were developing a videogame campaign and massive consumer products campaign.

American Producer

Jay S. Walker

The issue is not to ask your customers what they want today, but to try to imagine what the customer is going to want in a world where, for instance, their cellphone is in their glasses.

American Businessman

John Hanning Speke

Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.

British Soldier

Keith Olbermann

I can't think of an instance at MSNBC where anything I said on the air was influenced by what was going on behind the scenes.

American Journalist

Keenen Ivory Wayans

In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.

American Comedian

Use 'instance' when you want to illustrate a point with a specific example.

Clarifying Example

'Instance' can often be used interchangeably with 'example', but 'instance' feels more formal.

Substitute for 'Example'

In computing, 'instance' refers to a specific occurrence of an object or situation.

Computing Context

Use 'instance' to indicate that instances in computing are unique and separate from others.

Unique Situations

'Instance' can highlight a specific example that represents a broader issue or concept.

Broad Illustration

In legal contexts, 'instance' often implies a demand that has a sense of urgency or authority behind it.

Legal Pressure

Use 'instance' in legal matters to sound formal and serious, especially when referring to requests or demands.

Formal Request

 scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world. And even though researchers have made significant strides in understanding the healing process, many fundamental mysteries remain unresolved. For instance, do fibroblast cells arrive from the blood vessels or from skin tissue adjacent to the wound?

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Why is biodiversity so...

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The Astronaut of the...

 encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress, nostalgia can be a restorative way of coping with it. For instance, when people experience negative emotional states,

Why do we feel...

 causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death.

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 the case that larger species have a longer lifespan than smaller ones. For instance, an elephant or whale will live much longer than a mouse, rat, or vole, which in turn have years on flies and worms.