Sentence examples for essentially took over from inspiring English sources

In 1950, while under Hutchins's leadership, the University of Chicago essentially took over Shimer and revamped its curriculum.

He replaced Rebekah Brooks last July and essentially took over from James Murdoch when he stepped down earlier this year.

Organizing for America, the outgrowth of the Obama campaign's army of volunteers, essentially took over the get-out-the-vote operation for Ms. Coakley.

He had 31 points and only 6 rebounds before fouling out with two minutes left in a victory over Utah on Thursday, a game Kobe Bryant essentially took over and won for the Lakers.

Parties close to the negotiations said a settlement might permit toysmart.com to sell the customer database but only in the event that the buyer essentially took over the toysmart.com business as a whole and continued to use it as part of a similar online toy retailer.

As SVP of operations, Williams essentially took over the role occupied by now CEO Tim Cook — big shoes to fill.

The new owner of a delinquent home mortgage, for instance, must essentially take over where the previous lender left off.

"The talent rep is essentially taking over much of the traditional role of the studio," says Steven Zeitchik, who writes about agencies for The Hollywood Reporter.

The city argued that the catering company had "essentially taken over" the building, while the Christian Scientists argued that the building's purpose was still primarily religious.

They also argued that Congress had acted unconstitutionally, essentially taking over a role reserved for the courts in deciding the legal liability of the phone companies over accusations that they had violated the privacy rights of their customers.

The central bank has also transformed itself almost overnight into the Fed Inc. by essentially taking over American International Group after already taking on hundreds of billions of dollars in mortgage securities to help ailing financial institutions.