1. He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament.

2. Little by little he usurped his boss's authority.

3. The powers of local councils are being usurped by central government.

4. That magazine usurped copyrighted material.

5. Streets, created by pedestrians, were usurped by motorists.

6. But now his throne had been airily usurped by the taxman.

7. The new system has usurped almost all health care in California and is rapidly spreading nationwide.

8. A local knight called Walter had usurped land belonging to the dependent monastery of Fleury at Sault.

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9. The mass media, especially television, usurped the job the parties traditionally performed in reaching out to the people.

10. Democratic councillors, it was argued, should not be usurped by pressure groups.

11. The judges, critics say, have usurped the role of parliament.

12. Competition among the parties has been usurped by competition among men.

13. It has usurped a role for which it was never created.

14. Henry IV usurped the throne of England.

15. The expression'social engineering'has been usurped by the Utopianist without a shadow of light.

16. Targutai has usurped the tribe of Borjigin and named himself Khan, whilst Temujin, the rightful Khan of Borjigin , is in exile.

17. He usurped my rights.

18. Gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke.

19. The court said the government interpreted the federal law so loosely that it usurped Congress' authority.

20. The point is the Supreme Court has over the past 30 years usurped more power and exceeded its authority.

21. Increased military intrusion into civilian life, with many normal police functions usurped by the Pentagon.

22. If schools feel their own roles and responsibilities are being usurped, they will not cooperate.

23. Now James had taken over that role from Edward, and he had usurped a little of her function too.

24. A mother dead and gone, her place about to be usurped by the housekeeper.

25. The power of the clock, which should always rule at track meets, has been usurped by a committee.

26. Gone was the green palette of the coffee plant and avocado tree. It was usurped by tropical tones of yellow coconut palms and the banana plant.

27. In Khabarovsk his statue is back on the pedestal that Lenin usurped.