101.   But so far his biggest reform has been to rewrite the Constitution to widen his powers and lengthen his potential time in office.

102.   But the other reforms were equally important.

103.   But the poverty rate hardly dropped at all, suggesting that welfare reform was neither the cruel blow nor the helping hand for the poor predicted during the debate.

104.   But the reforms are probably the minimum that needs to be done to stop the country being sucked down with Argentina.

105.   But tax reform is not around the corner.

106.   But there are times when education reform is only as innovative as the union contract allows.

107.   But they also know election results could have been very different had those reforms been in place on election day.

108.   But the reforms have been slow to produce dividends and Russians have been increasingly dissatisfied with Yeltsin and the government.

109.   But the reforms will be difficult to push through.

110.   But those reforms are unlikely to take place under John Paul II.