Sentence examples for barely replace from inspiring English sources

He makes so many head-to-head media appearances that he can barely replace the gaffer tape of martyrdom across his mouth between them.

Energy companies complained today that they could barely replace a turbine blade or boiler pipe without inciting regulatory scrutiny so onerous that it threatened their ability to light homes and fuel automobiles.

Too bad my hands are so shaky from self-abuse that I can barely replace an XBox controller battery, let alone build a watch.

New fields, either offshore or in western China, have barely replaced them.

We are barely replacing ourselves.

ExxonMobil still goes through the motions of pumping oil, barely replacing its reserves.

Instead of hiring 750 examiners as planned last year, for example, it barely managed to replace those who left.

As Americans grow wealthier, they are more likely to replace barely used sofa sets or cull from their closets the Gucci pants worn once to a wedding last year.

The new construction is barely enough to replace homes lost through fires and demolition, according to P. Gilbert Mercurio, chief executive of the Westchester County Board of Realtors.

For too long we've been bombarded with short films in the form of adverts that tell us it's cool to consume; cool to replace barely worn out goods with newer ones; cool to travel as far and as fast as possible.

A set of five, pale and barely distinct bands replace the spots on the back and sides of the neck.