Sentence examples for was attempting to replace from inspiring English sources

Yet when this theory was first introduced in 1915, it was attempting to replace Newton's gravitation, which itself had stood unchallenged for over 200 years.

The president of Time Warner's New York City Cable Group, Richard Auriello, was attempting to replace Channel J with C-Span.

"The stingray is attempting to replace the shark," Oumy Sène Diouf, a Greenpeace researcher, said later.

"They're attempting to replace the peoples' votes with a partisan Republican vote," asserted one Democratic official, previewing what he said would be party talking points.

"These section 527 groups are attempting to replace the political parties as the new conduits for injecting soft money into federal campaigns," the complaint said.

Meanwhile, Google continues to expand Fiber, its high-speed internet program, Amazon.com effectively is building its own postal service, Uber is attempting to replace regulated cab companies and Facebook is bringing wireless internet to Africa.

CHIEFS LOSE TOP RUSHER Kansas City's offense got off to a horrendous start, and the man who is attempting to replace Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb, struggled in the Eagles' 20-17 victoverover the host Chiefs.

Compared to traditional watches, which smartwatches are attempting to replace, the chunky profiles and lack of premium fit and finish of last years' models made them a significant downgrade in personal style.

Early web apps were mere shadows of the desktop apps they were attempting to replace.

He is attempting to replace the approximately 150 million missing beta cells, using stem cell technology.

Kash: Kash is attempting to replace Visa and MasterCard's vast credit card networks, which charge 2 to 3percentt on every transaction.