The recent wars were responsible for the deaths of innocent civilians and forceful displacement. From LearnThat.org.
The first paper, presented by Matthias Bernt from Berlin, usefully set out to define the term displacement - the central theme of the conference. From Wordnik.com. [Mute magazine - Culture and politics after the net - CULTURE AND POLITICS AFTER THE NET] Reference
I suspect the subtext to this displacement is the dread of death. From Wordnik.com. [Bella Tuscany by Frances Mayes: Questions] Reference
There's wear and tear, and more importantly, there's what they call a displacement of not doing the things to care for yourself. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2003] Reference
“That’s what we call displacement behavior,” I reassured her. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak Dog] Reference
A 300-cubic-inch dynamic displacement is possible from a size 20in. diameter x 6in. high. From Wordnik.com. [Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive] Reference
Flannery said she doesn't expect any rent increases or long-term displacement for residents. From Wordnik.com. [National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals] Reference
Beyond 8 or 10 feet the angular displacement is so small as to be undetectable by the viewer. From Wordnik.com. [The World Science Festival: Oliver Sacks at the MET - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Short-term displacement of human energy/work in economic production by mechanical and/or electrical power. From Wordnik.com. [1. BASIC APPROACH a) Cost-Benefit-Approach for Socio-Economic Selection] Reference
This means that the mean square of the horizontal displacement is proportional to the duration t of this displacement. From Wordnik.com. [Jean Baptiste Perrin - Nobel Lecture] Reference
They are now exiled in Kansas City after spending years in Nepali displacement camps when they escaped the Bhutanese government in the 1980s. From Wordnik.com. [Kansan.com stories] Reference
No wonder writers find themselves engaging in displacement activities: checking emails, Twittering, even the housework can seem more attractive than writing. From Wordnik.com. [Five Ways to Build the Writing Habit | Write to Done] Reference
More sophisticated methods of laying the bricks would permit greater displacement from the plane of the wall, but I wanted to keep things simple in this initial exploration. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfram Blog : Designing the Brick Wall of the Future] Reference
This, I believe, is known as displacement activity. From Wordnik.com. [A world gone totally mad] Reference
You are in what they are calling a displacement camp. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2004] Reference
Michael Hickey: Half the displacement are the renters. From Wordnik.com. [City Limits - Weekly Articles] Reference
In animal behavior, these actions are known as displacement behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
A fault can be defined as the displacement of once connected blocks of rock along a fault plane. From Wordnik.com. [Folding and faulting in the Earth's crust] Reference
Arnold Toynbee calls the displacement of the Arabs an atrocity greater than any committed by the Nazis. From Wordnik.com. [Dutchblog Israel] Reference
This is called displacement activity, I believe, and it's a common problem for the creative individual. From Wordnik.com. [Last night while the rain came down...] Reference
I do get time displacement, which is rarely given any consideration in media representations of the affliction. From Wordnik.com. [2010 March « The Graveyard] Reference
On the other hand our displacement is a matter for some sympathy, it is likely to hurt like other displacements. From Wordnik.com. [Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales] Reference
One of these is the idea of displacement: a person is removed from their rightful place and set down somewhere new. From Wordnik.com. [Swan Fungus] Reference
But certainly, the displacement is a direct result of the American occupation and the structures we created and our neglect. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
During the campaign, Obama called the displacement of Iraqis "a threat to the security of the Middle East and to our common humanity.". From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
With a curious sort of aggressive defensiveness, you didn’t say: Water displacement is necessary, but not sufficient for floatation. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Wonks and Teachers] Reference
Of course not, the displacement is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: The Saga of Global Warming] Reference
Time displacement is weirdness squared. From Wordnik.com. [2010 March « The Graveyard] Reference
But one recent study suggests this kind of displacement occurs. From Wordnik.com. [On the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, Let’s ... Go Shopping!] Reference
In fact I have borrowed the very term "displacement" from the late economic. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog: Monetary Policy Archives] Reference
In fact I have borrowed the very term "displacement" from the late economic. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog: October 2003 Archives] Reference
I mean, five hundred tons - what kind of displacement's that for a merchant ship!. From Wordnik.com. [Chase the Morning]
GOYETTE: Isn't that a real kind of displacement of the proper functions of the government?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2007] Reference
Her blogging has been a kind of displacement activity to give her relief from writing dross. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Because these -- some kind of displacement of the earth, so different parts of the body can be basically scattered. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 3, 2008] Reference
Vibration units such as displacement are more sensitive to low frequencies that high. From Wordnik.com. [Reliable Plant Magazine] Reference
When this happens it opens the window for problems such as displacement of the disc center. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In how many areas of the nonprofit world is this sort of potential "displacement" occurring?. From Wordnik.com. [The Agitator] Reference
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