Sentence examples for were substituted for from inspiring English sources

At Hillsborough, the miners were substituted for another group of demonised working-class people – Liverpool fans.

Three solos were substituted for planned programs Saturday and Sunday, to no less provocative effect.

In one case, aspirin tablets were substituted for a schizophrenia drug, Zyprexa.

After the official recognition of Christianity, Christian holidays were substituted for the old system of feriae.

It remains unclear how many broomsticks were substituted for machine guns.

In some cases, cheaper types of fish were substituted for expensive species.

Two spears were substituted for the arrow and spear of the original design.

Words "libellant or petitioner" were substituted for "suitors" to describe moving party in admiralty cases.

When bricks and tiles were substituted for the wood, amphitheaters and little urban oases were also possible.

Photographs were substituted for the missing items and admission prices eliminated.

Sweet reason and tolerance were substituted for the old king's brutal laws.