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Also, in lieu of ; in place of ; in someone's stead . In substitution for, rather than. For example, She wore a dress instead of slacks , or They had a soprano in lieu of a tenor , or In place of soft drinks they served fruit juice , or The chairman spoke in her stead . Instead of dates from about 1200; in lieu of , which borrows lieu , meaning “place,” from French, dates from the late 1200s; in place of dates from the 1500s; and in someone's stead from the 1200s. Also see under in someone's shoes .

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Second thing is, I think we need to address the way that we’ve been limiting what we are able to do as a function of the interests of those corporations instead of rebuilding government to actually deliver on challenges.

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Donald Trump retorted, “Maybe the kids will have two dolls instead of 30.”

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Washington, Hamilton, Grant; perhaps Chernow needed a respite, so instead of writing about a towering figure of politics or finance, this time he picked author and humorist Samuel Clemens, whose nautical nom de plume “Mark Twain” comes from the Mississippi River setting of some of his famous novels.

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“I think pretty much the whole series they probably got out to a great start on us. Just trying to stay in the game early instead of trying to make the heroic comebacks. That’s all we can do. We got to fight, man.”

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Councilmember Rodriguez said that instead of being consolidated, the department should grow, suggesting that the Gang Reduction and Youth Development program should come under its purview.

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