Sentence examples for that might stamp from inspiring English sources

In other words, it's the kind of play that might stamp a young playwright, which it more or less did for Lonergan, with the label "voice of his generation".

This suggests, says Nabel, that the protein blocks an inflammatory response that might otherwise stamp out the virus.

Alec Foege, a People magazine writer who is doing a book on the phenomenon, says that by summer panicked record labels will be selling down loadable music directly on the Web, hoping to co-opt Napster rather than merely pray that copyright litigation might stamp out the wholesale pirating of their wares.

Her July Cup victory, meanwhile, was widely seen as a milestone for female jockeys, one that might help to stamp out the lingering bias against them among trainers and owners.

But suddenly false notes of contrivance are being struck: a trivial interruption by a police stenographer at the tense climax of an interrogation; the use of Lisa's toy piano (given to her by her dead father) as a symbol of human mystery that might as well be stamped with the brand name Rosebud.

Bread is both signifier and statement of intent, be it Michelin-chirpsing pancetta-studded brioche or heated-up industrial baguette that might as well have "avoid" stamped through it like a stick of seaside rock.

Debbie instead could be a poster child for the millions of honest, hard-working, disadvantaged Americans who have slipped through the cracks, who despite receiving limited government benefits (she gets a Social Security survivor's death benefit for her late husband) are disqualified for the very government benefits (welfare and food stamps) that might help her more.

Jockeys are not required to comply with the Wada code that prevents other sportsmen from taking over-the-counter medication; British regulations give jockeys quite a bit of latitude to ride in defiance of recent injury, rather than simply stamping on anything that might be seen as a performance enhancer.