That leaves two possibilities: last year's combination of much posturing and little action, or real commitment to achieving bold reform.
"If we do not make a bold reform proposal, there will be wine producers in Europe who will suffer a painful death, " she said.
Moreover, he's thus far failed to embrace a bold reform agenda to save money, improve services, and restore confidence among the state's beleaguered taxpayers and bond holders.
The current spike in share value is a sign that investors are eager to see Sony make bold reform moves, but the company may be able to take less drastic steps and still come out on top.
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He has effectively adopted Paul Ryan's agenda as his own: big immediate cuts in spending, a dramatic cut in the top rate of income tax to 28% and a bold reform of Medicare for those 55 and under.
That is probably correct but the question is whether so bold a reform is believable.
As Mr Monti's non-party, technocratic government rammed through stiff tax increases and a bold pension reform, the spread almost halved.
It limited New Labour's "bold" reform to the abolition of places in the Lords for most - but not all - hereditary peers.
In order to succeed, the fight for bold health care reform needs the enthusiasm, support and perspective of young people.
Though it is a traditional Labour strength, Mr Hague thinks that health too can be turned to the Tories' advantage if the government fails to perform and his own party produces bold ideas for reform.
In January 1994, Senegal undertook a bold and ambitious economic reform program with the support of the international donor community.
So here's hoping the Bush tax reform commission is bold enough to at least propose some steps towards a dramatic flattening of the income tax code.
Mr Gove's reform plans are risky and bold, and it will take years to know for sure if they will work.
Given this rare opportunity and her political assets, Ms Merkel's reform plans may not be sufficiently bold.
President Obama urged President Bongo Ondimba to take bold steps to root out corruption and to reform the judiciary and other key institutions to ensure the protection of human rights, and he welcomed the reforms that Gabon has taken under President Bongo Ondimba to bring more transparency and accountability to government.
Sometimes the slow and steady approach to reform is better than being drastic and bold.
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With the support of most Americans and the bold leadership of tech industry executives, skilled immigration reform should be a no-brainer in Washington.
The Alliance is a bold effort to reshape Canada's right by merging Reform, a federal neo-conservative party of Albertan origin, with sections of the Progressive Conservatives.
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In 2002, we created the Monterrey Consensus, a bold approach that links new aid from developed nations to real reform in developing ones.
The combination of bold goals and mainstream means is evident in two other Edwards plans: health care and energy reform.
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