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  • verb Present participle of deputise.

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Examples

  • Admittedly the opening 45 minutes featured Philippe Senderos, deputising for an unwell Brede Hangeland, sporadically seeming distinctly shaky at centre-half, and Steed Malbranque and Lee Cattermole missed Sunderland's two real chances.

    Bobby Zamora and Fulham give Sunderland plenty to worry about 2011

  • Instead Harlequins' Chris Robshaw has been summoned as cover for the injured Joe Worsley (neck), with Alex Corbisiero deputising for David Wilson (ankle).

    Six Nations 2011: England brush off taunts from France 2011

  • Incredibly, Steve Round, the assistant Everton coach deputising for David Moyes, managed to top that.

    Wigan left with uphill struggle after paying the penalty for lapses 2011

  • That intense enjoyment meant Cook was sorry to have been overlooked as England Twenty20 captain during two recent matches against the West Indies – with Graeme Swann deputising for the injured Stuart Broad.

    Alastair Cook: Who wouldn't want to captain England's Test team? 2011

  • Robin Jackman made the trip in 1981, his ties with South Africa provoking the cancellation of the Guyana Test, and in 1986 the late Wilf Slack was given the dubious honour of deputising deputised for Mike Gatting, whose nose had been smashed by a Malcolm Marshall bouncer.

    Pakistan hopes pinned on Mohammad Yousuf riding to rescue in third Test 2010

  • He suffered a series of embarrassments while deputising for the injured Walsh at the end of that year, notably getting unseated from Kauto Star and Big Buck's at the final fences of major races on consecutive Saturdays.

    Talking Horses Will Hayler 2010

  • The UK Supreme Court was established by Act of Parliament but the whole swearing in thing was very spooky to me. it was like a deputy swearing in the Sheriff and then Sheriff deputising him.

    Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010

  • “Alistair Darling runs country from Scotland: Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, will spend only two and a half days of his week deputising for Gordon Brown at his desk in Downing Street.”

    Tuesday Morning update Thatsnews 2009

  • “Alistair Darling runs country from Scotland: Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, will spend only two and a half days of his week deputising for Gordon Brown at his desk in Downing Street.”

    Archive 2009-08-01 Thatsnews 2009

  • He and IWJ were due at the opening of the Kyffin Williams Gallery on Anglesey, they have both withdrawn, Elin Jones is deputising.

    Is he Out -he is in real touble Valleys Mam 2008

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