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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of obviate.

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  • Pence then defended his party's opposition to embryonic stem cell research, falsely claiming there were alternatives "obviated" the need for embryonic research.

    Think Progress 2009

  • Pence then defended his party's opposition to embryonic stem cell research, falsely claiming there were alternatives "obviated" the need for embryonic research.

    Think Progress 2009

  • Pence then defended his party's opposition to embryonic stem cell research, falsely claiming there were alternatives that "obviated" the need for embryonic research.

    Multi Medium 2009

  • Boehner and Pelosi wrote that while they are "mindful of the special place their unique experience holds in the memories of the young Americans privileged to serve as pages over the years, our decision to close the program reflects two current realities: Changes in technology have obviated the need for most Page services and the program's high costs are difficult to justify, especially in light of diminished benefits to the House."

    House to end page program after nearly 200 years 2011

  • Of course, this concern is somewhat obviated due to vigorous advocacy from practitioners who do have such experience.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Someone Like Me 2010

  • Boehner and Pelosi wrote that while they are "mindful of the special place their unique experience holds in the memories of the young Americans privileged to serve as pages over the years, our decision to close the program reflects two current realities: Changes in technology have obviated the need for most page services, and the program's high costs are difficult to justify, especially in light of diminished benefits to the House."

    After nearly 200 years, House page program ending 2011

  • Netflix understood the revolution taking place in the global supply chain, particularly in the field of logistics which obviated the need to carry large inventories.

    Tom Silva: Netflix Opens a Pandora's Box Tom Silva 2011

  • What he didn't have was a well-maintained e-government program that might have obviated the need for a snake-filled protest.

    Caroline Anstey: Technology Is Helping the Fight Against Corruption Caroline Anstey 2011

  • Netflix understood the revolution taking place in the global supply chain, particularly in the field of logistics which obviated the need to carry large inventories.

    Tom Silva: Netflix Opens a Pandora's Box Tom Silva 2011

  • Fortunately for her and for Santa, the problem was obviated by one of the most extraordinary events in the record of this admittedly extraordinary chronicle: The Invasion of the Hard-boiled Eggs. The Origins of the DylanThomassist Insurrection

    Part the Eighth: The Meaning of Christmas « Unknowing 2009

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