11.   Even in areas like health care, where there is general agreement that the system needs an overhaul, political polarization stands in the way of any meaningful changes.

12.   Given the current legislative structure of the NCAA, any meaningful change is probably a year away.

13.   In other words, a market can only be oversold if there has not been a meaningful change in investor sentiment about the market as a whole.

14.   Many in the Democratic Party think there is little chance of passing meaningful changes in campaign finance laws.

15.   Meaningful change in Japan depends on the bureaucracy, particularly the Ministry of Finance.

16.   Meaningful change requires people coming together and working together.

17.   Meaningful programming changes were in order.

18.   Ms. Hebert and the other environmentalists involved agonized over whether Dow might exploit the exercise to make itself look environmentally responsible without producing meaningful changes.

19.   Opening up that power structure is really the only way for any meaningful change.

20.   Senior Israeli officials have resisted the visit, arguing that no meaningful changes could be made while Arafat was in charge.