11.   But how much reform has it actually achieved?

12.   But reform has a way of garnering momentum even in the face of implacable opposition.

13.   But the total picture reveals that welfare reform has a very hollow side and is inflicting very real wounds.

14.   But these sensible reforms have little chance of succeeding unless the city and the state act quickly to train and recruit teachers who can perform the needed tasks.

15.   But, the Karbaschi trial is just one example that reform still has its opponents.

16.   Does free-market reform have to make people poorer?

17.   Economic reform has stalled, contracts and favors go to his cronies, and he seems powerless to stamp out a fundamentalist insurgency in the south.

18.   Exit polls indicate that reform has a strong appeal, especially for his backers.

19.   He is not confident that reform has much of a chance this time around, either.

20.   However, Lewis said that reform will have no effect on what money minority Congressional candidates are able to raise.