11.   Company executives attributed much of the drop in sales last year to attempts to change company procedures so that past problems would not be repeated.

12.   Democrats say Republicans are changing established procedures to protect their own.

13.   Even insurers are realizing that the backlog of problems is significant enough to change their procedures.

14.   He conceded that security procedures were immediately changed after the incident.

15.   He was also worried that the FAA might change flight procedures to steer pilots around the stadium.

16.   In February, the regents changed the procedure that had mandated a selection committee, and gave themselves total power to decide on architects.

17.   IRS said it is changing the procedure as a fraud-fighting precaution.

18.   Mailrooms changed their procedures.

19.   Ms. Rivera said Lincoln Hospital has since changed its procedure for handling medical documents.

20.   Neither company plans to change its procedures.