21.   Some California labor officials privately grumble that it is aimed more at placating public opinion than bringing about meaningful change.

22.   The extremes to which campaign reform opponents will go to defeat any meaningful change reveal sadly what a sledgehammer private lobbies hold over the heads of lawmakers these days.

23.   The inequity is clear to our neighbors around the world, and yet Bush persists in slighting the science and failing to implement meaningful change.

24.   The looming question is whether that effort will result in meaningful changes, or just tinkering around the edges.

25.   There have been stacks of reports and proposals for meaningful change.

26.   They see a party so narrowly focused on self-preservation that even a reform-minded person would find it impossible to pursue meaningful changes.

27.   This space is better equipped to discuss the social and ethical implications of truly meaningful technological change.

28.   Unfortunately, Gov. George Pataki has been too timid to offer any meaningful change to the drug laws.

29.   We can only hope that closer-than-ever scrutiny will keep judges and those who might corrupt them in line until meaningful change can be implemented.

30.   Yet a wariness is still pervasive among investors, as they wait for signs of meaningful change before committing new funds.