In fact, a monopolist, once established, may be hard to dislodge, as Microsoft has so amply demonstrated.

Capitalism s defenders sometimes argue that the spirit of acquisitiveness is so deeply ingrained in human nature that nothing can dislodge it.

Bd7 (or 6...Nbd7 7.Nf5) 7.Bxd7 Nbxd7 8.Nf5 and the knight on f5 is difficult to dislodge without concessions.

In other words, there is no compelling reason why the incidence of an armed conflict should dislodge the mutually beneficial status quo.

They certainly devised their plots , but their plots are known to Allah , and their plots are not such as to dislodge the mountains .

Yet, as long as such leaders respect the democratic constitution, they are not likely to get very far the next election will dislodge them.

Israel and the United States failed resoundingly in their attempt to dislodge Hamas from Gaza, or in forcing it to accept conditions for an end to the international boycott.

Moreover, any attempt by Musharraf to dislodge the government by using his constitutional authority would trigger another election, the results of which would not be much different from the vote in February.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the internal displacement of populations continues, especially in Katanga, where an offensive attack by the Government army is under way to dislodge the Mai Mai from certain areas.

It would be even more foolish to believe that just because American politicians have failed to dislodge the US dollar from its paramount status over the last 40 years, they could not accomplish the job with another few decades of effort.