The phrase "a desire to replace" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a wish or intention to substitute one thing for another.
Example: "The committee expressed a desire to replace the outdated equipment with more modern technology."
Alternatives: "an intention to substitute" or "a wish to change".
The European Commission received the Berlusconi-Sarkozy complaint in a bureaucratic spirit, expressing a desire to "replace the unilateral re-introduction of border controls by a community mechanism".
The Internet has been abuzz on the topic, with a flood of serious — and whimsical — missives expressing a desire to replace Williams in the job, which paid about $1 million a year.
Due to the absence of both molars, the patient expressed a desire to replace them with implants.
That year, 43percentt of vape-related tweets linked a desire to replace cigarettes with a usage of e-cigarettes.
That year, 43percentt of vape-related tweets linked a desire to replace cigarettes with a usage of e-cigarettes.
Evidence regarding fertility preferences among conflict-affected populations is mixed, with studies showing both a desire to replace lost family members and a reluctance to become pregnant in the unstable conditions of war [ 19].
As a result there has been a general desire to replace the synthetic food additives with natural antioxidants [ 9, 10].
His plan to "reimplement" life shows an engineer's desire to replace biology's unruly heritage kludge built on kludge for billions of years with something designed to be fit for a physicist's practical purpose.
It's easy to like Berne's good-hearted curiosity and her desire to replace an absence with a presence, to dignify a "lost" soul with some kind of biography.
This is because following the end of the conflict there has been a very strong cultural desire to replace family members lost during the conflict.
The loss of a child and the desire to replace the loss is another important factor that is not acknowledged in all studies, with only one study stratifying analyses based on infant survival or death within the first year [ 16].
