But it is not clear how Mr. Arafat might be replaced any time soon.
"Every time there's a hint that he might be replaced there's an outcry".
Sloppy joes might be replaced by veggie burgers or tofu-filled ravioli in school lunches.
Or a government trying to impose austerity might be replaced by one that rejects it.
As with other math programs, workbooks might be replaced from year to year.
Chapter numbers might be replaced with the cues "Cut to" or "Fade to".
She's the perfect hauntee, a woman who suspects that at any moment she too might be replaced.
Certain areas of the brain responsible for tasks like attention might be replaced with off-the-shelf spare parts.
Bernie Ecclestone, F1's kingpin, has even floated the idea that he might be replaced by a woman.
A C.I.A. spokesman, Bill Harlow, declined to comment on the book or on the possibility that Mr. McLaughlin might be replaced as acting director this year.
Some Israeli soldiers remained at their posts today along the border, and Israel was hoping that they, too, might be replaced by United Nations peacekeepers.
