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It's such an obvious threat that the mere mention of his ? name obviates the need for any explanation of the importance of this letter or even a link.

Crooks and Liars karoli 2010

That "obviates" the need to raise taxes of foreign companies operating in the U.S., he said.

Political Battle Moves to Bermuda 2008

That data needn’t be encyclopedic — an advanced chip’s capacity is 2 kilobytes, enough to encode a serial number, where and when the product was manufactured, and a bit more — but the RFID tag obviates the need for bar-code scanning.

Wal-Mart Investing Heavily in RFID Tags | Impact Lab 2002

And if you have to start worrying about the relative differences between players, then you're going to need a ranking system that makes finer distinctions between players than mere tiering would do, which kind of obviates the whole point of tiering in the first place.

The Hardball Times 2009

The other main usefulness of this view, Mr. Baron-Cohen writes, is that it at last obviates words like "evil" for describing behavior that is cruel beyond description.

The Problem With 'Evil' Raymond Zhong 2011

Their case was weak to begin with but this decision obviates the need for a challenge.

Think Progress » Bishops Dismiss Other Catholic Groups: We’re The Only Ones Able To Understand Health Care Policy 2010

I noticed that my Chief used the word Christmas by saying “have a safe and peaceful Christmas”, which obviates the need to celebrate it, enjoy it, rejoice in it or anything that would be incompatible with the Anglo-Saxon, Christian slant.

It Is Christmas in Ruralshire. Say It And Be Proud. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

The transformation of Scriptural truth into the existential truth of Jesus and his existence as the son of God obviates the literal meaning of the text.

David Shasha: Monolingualism, Scriptural Translation and the Problem of Western Civilization David Shasha 2010

At least TrueCrypt obviates the need for BitLocker.

Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Not Geared At Home Users | Lifehacker Australia 2009

Storing files and photos online and using Web-based email obviates the need to lug your life around with you.

Bye-Bye, PCs and Laptops Mike Malone 2011