Parts aimed at upgrading the power grid are likely to gain in importance.
The Senate's safety proposals are aimed at upgrading the regulations for an era in which light trucks, including S.U.V.'s, outsell passenger cars.
Appearing beside his Italian counterpart, Franco Frattini, Mr. Lieberman said his trip, which will include stops in Paris, Prague and Berlin, was aimed at "upgrading" relations between Israel and the European Union.
In Congress, lawmakers said the blackout would give new importance to elements of an energy plan aimed at upgrading the power grid.
The Hotel Savoy in Florence has reopened after an extensive two-year restoration aimed at upgrading its amenities while maintaining its elegance.
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman continues to tweak his roster at the margins, making yet another move aimed at upgrading the talent on a team riddled with injuries.
The backstory begins at the end of the 1990s when the large, adjacent Pembury estate was transferred from Hackney Council to the Peabody housing association as part of the Labour government's stock transfer programme, aimed at upgrading social housing.
With no current program aimed at upgrading ships and no new ones planned, the letter said, "The nation's icebreaking capability has diminished substantially and is at risk of being unable to support our national interests in the Arctic regions".
To erase the difference between blacks and whites, Saletan wrote, would probably require vigorous interbreeding between the races, or some kind of corrective genetic engineering aimed at upgrading African stock.
PARIS — The performance of broadband Internet connections has surged ahead in many countries in the last year, even before government stimulus packages aimed at upgrading networks take full effect, according to a study to be published Thursday.
