Sentence examples for before being superseded from inspiring English sources

Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) were originally considered as very promising, before being superseded by the present, horizontal axis turbines.

Before being superseded in this regard by the chemical elements, biological species were taken to be the best exemplars of kindhood.

Before being superseded by its even taller, even grander next-door neighbour the Park Hyatt, the Grand Hyatt (which spans the top 34 floors of the majestic Jinmao Tower) was the place to stay in Shanghai.

Amplitude modulation (AM) was once the main voice mode in amateur radio before being superseded by Single-sideband modulation (SSB).

Boat service at Lee's Ferry continued for over 60 years before being superseded by a bridge in the early 20th century, which allowed for much more efficient automobile travel.

The XJ220 held the record for the fastest production car throughout 1992 after recording a top speed of 213.478 mph, before being superseded by the McLaren F1 in 1993 when it recorded a top speed of 231 mph.

This theory had become available only a century before, thanks to accurate translations by Tartaglia and others; but by the end of Galileo's life, it was being superseded by the algebraic methods of Descartes.

Apparently cakes are being superseded by "doughnut walls" at weddings.

But that technology is being superseded by social networking.

Compounding the tragedy, the Germans announced that the hostages had been rescued, a report that was relayed around the world before it was superseded by the truth.

However, Gibson only managed a preliminary report raising 27 serious questions about the behaviour of the UK security services before it was superseded by an investigation by parliament's intelligence and security committee (ISC) in December last year.