Under the Khmer Rouge government in the late 1970s, Kampot's famous pepper plantations were uprooted and replaced with rice fields.

VOA: standard.2009.04.16

They took prayer out of the schools and replaced it with drugs. We didn't stand up and we got legalized abortion and they are killing babies.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

To make matter worse,according to Sosa, the government has fired thousands of technicians from the state-owned oil company,PDVSA and replaced them with workers whose primary qualification is their loyalty to President Chavez.

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

In nineteen ninety-one, Donald Graham replaced his mother as publisher and the chief official of The Washington Post Company.

VOA: special.2009.04.26

As a result, "in loco parentis" has been replaced by what some administrators call a "partnership" between the school and the family.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

A small shop and a fast-food restaurant called Mel's Dairy Dream have replaced Harper Lee's childhood home.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

And he replaced a number of officials with people whose loyalty he could trust.

VOA: special.2011.01.27

However,brain cells of Alzheimer's victims die and are not replaced.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Bass player Percy Heath and drummer Connie Kay replaced them.

VOA: special.2009.03.01

Soon,the steam drill and other machines replaced the steel-drivers.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

Mr.Abdullah told reporters in Kabul Monday that the head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission has "no credibility" and should be immediately replaced.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Jan Fischer and his cross-party government replaced the ousted center-right cabinet of Mirek Topolanek during the weekend.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

Some farms have replaced buffalos with tractors and many houses boast new extensions and satellite dishes.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

Television and radio transmitters on Earth may soon go dark, replaced by cable,fiber,satellites, and the Internet.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

Osteoarthritis is usually treated with pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs, but in severe cases, the damaged joint can be replaced with an artificial one.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

"we would be forced to buy power that we don't need and idle existing generation or have hydro that is very cost effective -- very cheap,actually -- being replaced by very expensive power."

VOA: standard.2010.03.23

When it was his turn to speak, Mr.Obama said old grievances in the hemisphere should be set aside, replaced by a renewed commitment to expand prosperity, security and freedom in the Americas, with all nations working as equals to confront common challenges.

VOA: standard.2009.04.17

Blatter's doubts about Nigeria's hosting capacities have been made explicit in recent months, based over a year of debate and threats of moving the tournament, during which the country did just enough to avoid the embarrassment of being replaced as host.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22