Sentence examples for mere replacements from inspiring English sources

Ronald Endicott argues that New Wave reductionists fail to recognize the important distinction between mere replacements on the one hand (that correspond to eliminativism, rather than reductionism), and proper reductions on the other (Endicott 1998, 2001).

And while there might be situations in which buildings built before that time could be required to have accessible doors installed -- such as when the entire entryway was being replaced -- the mere replacement of the latching mechanism would generally not result in the owner having to comply with the stricter codes.

But the model I saw on screen was no mere replacement.

Mr. Medvedev recently scolded Sergei Chemezov, chief of the state corporation Russian Technologies, for touting the mere replacement of foreign imports as domestic successes in technology.

Second, a free Internet correlates with larger volumes of e-commerce, especially online banking, which often represents new economic activity instead of mere replacement of in-person transactions.

Since it is common knowledge that cases of straightforward reductions are rare, if they exist at all, structuralists focused primarily on cases of mere replacement or on similarities between theories, which are cashed out in terms of approximation or (semantic counterparts of) derivation under ideal conditions (Moulines 1984; Scheibe 1999; Stegmüller 1979 & 1986: ch. 4).

It is therefore common to see these procedures described in the popular and scientific press as the mere replacement of the 37 mitochondrial genes (compared to the 20-25,000 of the nucleus).

In the absence of a systematic government hiring policy and contract management, mere replacement of permanent manpower with outsourced staff is unlikely to yield desired results.

A recent study[ 87] reinvestigated [Fe(CO 3 NO)]−, which seems isoelectronic with [Fe(CO 4]2− in which iron has an oxidation state of −2 a mere replacement of CO with NO+.

People were also excluded if they had a history of thyroid cancer or previous hyperthyroidism before entry to the cohort, which might prompt higher dose targets for levothyroxine beyond mere replacement.

Rose, however, doesn't want IoT devices that become mere smartphone replacements or even primary computing hubs.