We have made the idea supplant both impulse and tradition. From Wordnik.com. [Fantasia of the Unconscious] Reference
And you have to kind of supplant that as the joints get a little creekier. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2007] Reference
McCain has said the League would not "supplant" the United Nations, though neoconservatives have suggested with approval that it could do just that. From Wordnik.com. [John Wihbey: McCain's "League," and Obama's Debate Dilemma] Reference
Hemp is an underutilised plant that could 'supplant' many imported industrial products, and would be domestically generated, creating employment for UK natives. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
9: 48 Could "punching the koala" supplant "jump the shark" as catchphrase?. From Wordnik.com. [Consumerist's Super Bowl Ad Liveblog - The Consumerist] Reference
A crucifix may become a mere talisman, and so supplant the Lord. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
New varieties continually take the place of and supplant the parent form. From Wordnik.com. [The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880] Reference
It's supposed to supplant individual PCs the way PCs supplanted mainframes. From Wordnik.com. [Fear Of The Future] Reference
The ancient systems may never entirely supplant modern, mechanized solutions. From Wordnik.com. [Cool, Clear Water] Reference
Some programs supplant, or supplement, 12-step programs with newer therapies. From Wordnik.com. [Rehab Reality Check] Reference
Fortunately, they haven't tried to supplant our native culture with their own. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: The Europeans Are Spending] Reference
Sadly, MA turned out to be less efficient than the program it was intended to supplant. From Wordnik.com. [Harold Pollack: Double Count of Irony in Republican Arguments About Medicare] Reference
He had made a dozen attempts to supplant Carroll, and had been foiled by the laughing pair. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878] Reference
It suggests the Eagles believe Kolb could supplant McNabb and face him twice a year and win. From Wordnik.com. [Dexter Rogers: Philadelphia Eagles: Michael Vick Deserves to be the No. 1 Quarterback] Reference
Pentagon officials say the robot craft will complement, not supplant, existing spy satellites. From Wordnik.com. [Two New Eyes In The Sky] Reference
In each case, government didn't supplant private enterprise; it catalyzed private enterprise. From Wordnik.com. [President Obama says nation will rebuild and recover from economic crisis] Reference
Precisely when did viral pandemic supplant nuclear radiation as the lead cause of zombification?. From Wordnik.com. [Exploring the undead: University of Baltimore to offer English class on zombies] Reference
Precisely when did viral pandemic supplant nuclear radiation as the leading cause of zombification?. From Wordnik.com. [Exploring the undead: University of Baltimore to offer English class on zombies] Reference
In windy Colorado, a smart grid may focus more on harnessing wind energy to supplant electrical power. From Wordnik.com. [Plugging Into the Future] Reference
The new regulations on risk, in a sense, supplant some of the grander ideas under discussion at Basel. From Wordnik.com. [Basel rules for riskiest trading could further raise bank's capital requirements] Reference
Texas gradually threatens to supplant California as the leading destination for the young and ambitious. From Wordnik.com. [A New War Between The States] Reference
The resources poured into military preparation and warfare necessarily supplant other uses of those resources. From Wordnik.com. [The True Costs Of The Iraq And Afghanistan Wars] Reference
But even if we used just 15% of that projection that could supplant oil demand by another 600,000 barrels per day. From Wordnik.com. [Jackie Savitz: It's Time to Tell Big Oil We're Going Clean] Reference
Foreign number plates, once recorded by the Dutch customs officials, will supplant the need of local number plates. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Asia isn't poised to supplant North America as the market that drives the global auto industry, not for decades anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Revving America] Reference
Only when they have chosen a more permanent address will it supplant their former domicile at their foreclosed home. From Wordnik.com. [Brian J. Siebel: Election Officials Need to Help Protect Voters Caught Up in Foreclosure in 2010] Reference
But then, civil society's role is not to supplant governments but complement it -- and when required, massage consciences. From Wordnik.com. [Hisham Wyne: Pakistan's Floods: Civil Society in Dubai Is Alive and Well] Reference
Not until the late 1980s did sunny California supplant Pennsylvania as the state that had produced the most major leaguers. From Wordnik.com. [A Diamond In Orange County] Reference
The charitable impulse, I have noticed, usually involves an attempt by the donor to supplant the beneficiary's values with his own. From Wordnik.com. [The Busybody Society] Reference
In a written statement, Governor Brewer said SB1070 is designed to complement, not supplant, enforcement of federal immigration laws. From Wordnik.com. [Administration Sues Arizona Over Immigration Law] Reference
Other pilots have the same employment guarantees from their airlines that Crandall has already given his fliers -- mainly that regional jets won't be used to supplant their jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Turbulence Still Ahead] Reference
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