Sentence examples for selects to replace from inspiring English sources

QUESTION FROM DAVE: Obviously whomever the President selects to replace Stevens won't move the Court on the wedge issues (e.g. abortion, affirmative action, etc)., but what less known areas could shift?

It is thought an American firm, Maximus, has been selected to replace Atos.

WHO has NBC selected to replace the "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno when his contract ends?

Despite these woes, Çiller was selected to replace Demirel as prime minister in 1993.

He had been selected to replace vice president Spiro T. Agnew when Agnew resigned in 1973 over another scandal.

Xenophon was one of the men selected to replace five generals seized and executed by the Persians.

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Hong-Chih Kuo has been selected to replace the injured Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward on the National League team.

Earlier this month, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. was selected to replace Gen. John R. Allen as the American commander in Afghanistan.

Griffin was the Giants' second-round draft pick last spring, the player selected to replace defensive tackle Robert Harris, whom the team cut earlier this year.

Ms. Castillo was then removed from the ballot by a State Supreme Court justice, who found inconsistencies in her residency, and Mr. Diaz was selected to replace her.

In cycling, Russ Downing has been selected to replace Jon Dibben in the men's road race after Dibben withdrew because of a broken elbow.