It replaced earlier, frankly propagandistic programs, including mass dropping of anti-Communist leaflets from high-altitude balloons.

The Pentagon has not replaced existing programs or skipped a generation of technology.

The Senate bill includes a waiver provision that could allow up to 50 states to replace federally mandated programs for the poor with demonstration projects.

Republicans have cited additional flexibility as a major advantage of their proposals to replace Federal programs with lump-sum payments to the states.

These block grants would replace programs like A.F.D.C. and food stamps.

These block grants would replace Federal programs that provide benefits to anyone who meets eligibility criteria based on income and other factors.

Spybot-S&D is not intended to replace anti-virus programs, but it does detect some common trojans and rootkits.

If 1999 was the year everyone started saying that Internet-based software would replace conventional programs, 2000 will surely be the year the transition begins in earnest.

These new members replace programs that perform the worst.

Emanuel said that replacing employer-based health insurance and programs like Medicaid would "improve efficiency and provide cost control for the health-care system."