1.   The proposed reforms in the delivery of social security benefits to customers is a case in point.

2.   The government is set to vote on the proposed reforms tomorrow.

3.   The prefects of the overseas departments were instructed to negotiate the proposed reforms with local civil service unions and political parties.

4.   Maxime Ferrari, chair of the opposition exile group Rally of the Seychelles People for Democracy, expressed concern at the slow pace of the proposed reform process.

5.   But the conservatives, fearing a Mitterrand manoeuvre to split them, have denounced the proposed reforms as an attempt to distract voters.

6.   Prof Arthur Midwinter, of Strathclyde University, said the financial analysis underpinning the proposed reforms was based on shaky assumptions and errors of classification.

7.   Any proposed reform of any western healthcare system should take as its starting point the efficacy of health-care purchase.

8.   Another proposed reform with strong popular support is the ban on executing mentally retarded inmates.

9.   Another proposed reform would raise the eligibility age for full benefits.

10.   As a result of heated counseling by constituents during the recess, many legislators ought to have fresh stories about the practical effects of proposed reforms.