1.   Important reforms were initiated during the reign of Nicholas II.

2.   Analysts noted that the administration will probably rely more heavily on executive orders and other avenues to initiate labor reforms that would have little chance in Congress.

3.   After the fall of communism, the Russian government initiated reforms, including laws that prohibited the nationalization or expropriation of foreign investments, Hittner said.

4.   By opening the door that had been sealed for seven decades, Gorbachev initiated reforms that would convulse the entire structure.

5.   Clinton, who initiated welfare reform, is now portrayed as blocking it.

6.   In addition, the government must initiate legal reforms after more than three decades of judicial fiat under Suharto.

7.   Investors concluded that the center-left coalition coming to power will reach out to the party that initiated reforms.

8.   Meanwhile, Congress and White House have initiated regulatory reforms designed to return power to the people.

9.   Russians who liked the order and subsidized economy of the Soviet Union will not forgive Gorbachev for initiating the reforms that ultimately destroyed that life.

10.   The important task for the administration is to negotiate commercially fair terms, phased in quickly enough that China must initiate reform immediately.