11.   Even Lukoil executives acknowledge Russia must adopt changes to its oil and tax laws to attract more big investments and speed up big projects still in limbo.

12.   Grassley said he anticipated Congress would adopt several changes in Medicare to make the system more efficient, but stopped short of calling for an overhaul of the system.

13.   He challenged Russia to adopt financial changes to encourage international investments.

14.   Hilary Rosen, president of the recording industry association, conceded that the way that the change was adopted had angered musicians.

15.   If the change is adopted, prosecutors would be able to seek longer prison sentences against parents who abuse or neglect their children.

16.   In its weekly report, the trade association said the government must adopt structural changes to keep public spending from getting out of control.

17.   In El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, wars ended, elections were held and free-market changes were adopted to attract investment.

18.   Interim leader Rev. James Murtagh has said the diocese could adopt changes as early as September.

19.   Mexicans are especially resentful because of a widespread belief that the time change was adopted under pressure from the United States.

20.   Municipal bond industry groups have since adopted several changes to reduce conflicts of interest.