There were a couple of attempts to usurp the young king. From LearnThat.org. [ldoceonline.com]
But she used the magic word usurp, which is always big. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2009] Reference
I wondered who the skinny Black guy was trying to 'usurp' my candidate's position, then I heard him speak. From Wordnik.com. [Kennedy remembered as an advocate for all] Reference
So they clearly know in the Obama campaign that he's been able to kind of usurp that mantle and bring change and the maverick thing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2008] Reference
It would improper to "usurp" such ministerial prerogatives, she argued. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Ed Roberts of the Indiana Manufacturers Association says the bill would "usurp" business owners 'property rights. From Wordnik.com. [courierpress.com Stories] Reference
"usurp" the upward mobility of full-time Canadian Forces members who were being looked over in favour of retirees. From Wordnik.com. [London Free Press] Reference
This attempt to usurp authority was doomed to be disappointed. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
The essay and the pamphlet gradually usurp the place of social studies. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
ROBBINS: Judge Bolton said the heart of the Arizona law usurp that power. From Wordnik.com. [Arizona Girds For Long Legal Fight Over Immigration] Reference
To usurp the seat of a person who is dancing is the height of incivility. From Wordnik.com. [The Laws of Etiquette] Reference
Or will you leave my mother's home and mine, and cease to usurp my rights?. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
As a foreigner, Garcia may not usurp Woods's standing with American golf fans. From Wordnik.com. [A Spanish Blast] Reference
This is the old trick of those who would usurp the government of their country. From Wordnik.com. [US Presidential Inaugural Addresses] Reference
His usurp power and disposition of all things, both in Courts, Parliaments, and. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series] Reference
To usurp Congress's authority to wage war -- and to do it under false pretenses?. From Wordnik.com. [Don C. Reed: Proud of Pelosi? Remember in November] Reference
No, nanotech may lie forever beyond the grasp of scientists who would usurp nature. From Wordnik.com. [Get Ready For Nanotechnology] Reference
They fail to admit that they merely want to usurp instead of to magnify Government. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
The French suspected a British plot to usurp their leadership, backed by Washington. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Splits] Reference
The Justice Department's main argument is that Arizona is trying to usurp that power. From Wordnik.com. [Administration Sues Arizona Over Immigration Law] Reference
Little bruised feet, sunburnt face and hands, with straggling blond curls, usurp such function. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
New interests, new lines of work, began to usurp the place which pure morphology had held so long. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
They do not, on the other hand, allow this ideal to usurp upon the rights of individual characters. From Wordnik.com. [Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature] Reference
I knew Shona was planning to usurp me for the job anyway, I just wanted to avoid any unpleasantness. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow] Reference
"Instead of condemning the attempt to usurp the conference, she legitimized it," said U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos. From Wordnik.com. [One Conscience, 189 Countries] Reference
Besides, is a Bentley so great a vehicle that it should usurp the ethos of a nation while burying the world's soul?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Anderson: An Open Letter to the Captains] Reference
Throughout Latin America, governments and strongmen are attempting to usurp the authority of independent institutions. From Wordnik.com. [The Fragile Democracy] Reference
The more Castro permits churches to usurp the state's role, the less relevant his government will seem, the reasoning goes. From Wordnik.com. [Learning To Keep The Faith] Reference
A supine press is unhealthy in any democracy, but a press that tries to usurp the democratic process is positively dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
"They have acted recklessly and irresponsibly to usurp powers that belong in the regulatory agencies," says Rep. Henry Waxman. From Wordnik.com. [A Quayle Hunts The Watchdogs] Reference
The unconstitutional aspect of the fact that it's trying to, you know, usurp the government, the federal government's authority. From Wordnik.com. [Is NFL Star Ben Roethlisberger's Suspension Too Harsh?] Reference
(If the federal courts were to usurp the states 'control on the issue, McCain said he would consider a constitutional amendment.). From Wordnik.com. [McCain's Right Flank] Reference
But to usurp the perennially top-rated Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, these new vans must be more like sweat bread than sour dough. From Wordnik.com. [Chrysler’s new minivans: Just loafing along?] Reference
However, a remembrance of my beautiful traveller pervaded my thoughts more and more, and threatened to usurp the place of everything else. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
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