1.   The threat was that if reform failed, one of their liveliest, most intelligent, and often wealthiest constituencies would withdraw.

2.   Thus, these Watergate reforms failed to make government and the electoral process more accountable, democratic or honest.

3.   Although campaign finance reform failed in the House earlier this week, the movement might have reached a critical mass that could lead to real reform.

4.   As for flaws, the real issue is that welfare reform has failed in fundamental ways.

5.   At a news conference after the debate, he said he would consider them only after every other education reform failed.

6.   Before being tacked onto and then removed from the Medicare bill, malpractice reform failed in a vote of the Senate earlier this year.

7.   Health reform failed, but many health-care companies merged and downsized anyway.

8.   It soon became apparent that the grand reforms had failed to alleviate the misery of the streets.

9.   Majority Leader Trent Lott gloated when campaign finance reform failed in the Senate last winter, despite the support of most senators.

10.   Republicans expressed fear that abuses would continue, while Democrats warned that reform would fail without more financing.