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An editorial darkly warns that China is modernizing and expanding its military in order to displace America as Asia's dominant power.
In some cases analog genes encode enzymes that catalyze the same reaction in a multi-step pathway, and one analog gene might conceivably displace another.
Malaysia's prime minister responded in Kuala Lumpur's Star, saying the announcement was misleading, as it would displace attention from other countries where the threat is very real, whereas "there are no terrorist activities" in Malaysia.
Chemical libraries can be screened for the ability to displace ButaIT leading to the discovery of better pesticides.
According to CBO, many federal investments have little net economic benefit- either because they are selected for political or other noneconomic reasons or because they displace more productive private-sector or state and local investments.