1.   Any diagnostic system that is quicker and cheaper than the present system would be of use.

2.   Because they are not big campaign contributors while those who profit from the present system are.

3.   Before the present system was established, several networking arrangements were tried.

4.   Chief officers continue to oppose any reform of the present system.

5.   Each has a powerful constituency ready to defeat any politician who dares to attack the present system.

6.   Many have a stake in the present system.

7.   More and more are going into politics with the specific intention of working to change the present unjust system.

8.   Mr Patten also said that he believed in the validity of the present system for predicting what housing needs will be.

9.   Our research led us to the conclusion that the present system is unfair.