31.   But the weather has been a welcome change for Southern California.

32.   Carpenter, who is currently preparing a horror movie that he will film this summer, finds teaching a welcome change from the rigors of Hollywood.

33.   Conservative is the word for these works, but they are real sculptures, a welcome change.

34.   Critics praise the trend as a welcome change from the days when the LAPD had a reputation for brute force.

35.   Debating how to move ahead is a welcome change from trading blame for delaying peace.

36.   Despite these obstacles, the presence of women in the work force has brought about welcome changes in many shop and office environments.

37.   Even its CD cover is a welcome change.

38.   Even so, the president and some Democrats have found the issue of protecting Social Security and the surplus a welcome change of subject from presidential scandal.

39.   Every inmate interviewed described that as a welcome change.

40.   Fiscal monitors generally hailed that record as a welcome change.