1.   Allen plays a woman tapped to replace the sitting vice president, who has died in office.

2.   Last year, Siegel retired, and Eskridge was tapped to replace him.

3.   Like many people, I snickered when Bochco tapped Gosselaar to replace Rick Schroder, who left the series to spend more time with his family.

4.   Peter Mahoney, who rejoined the bond asset-management group after leaving Bear Stearns last year, was tapped to replace Knox.

5.   Representative Robert L. Livingston of Louisiana, who initially was tapped to replace Gingrich of speaker, had stepped aside after admitting to marital infidelity.

6.   Reginald Bartholomew, the U.S. ambassador to Italy and a career diplomat who has served in Lebanon, may be tapped to replace him.

7.   Kantor, whose nomination must be approved by Congress, was tapped to replace Ron Brown, who was killed in a plane crash in Croatia last week.