Many Turks say they are still waiting to see to whether the Obama White House's change in tone will translate to a change in the U.S. government's deeply unpopular foreign policy in the Middle East.
So we have seen since the election a change in tone and, in some cases, a change in position from different Republicans, including elected Republicans, on the issue of, first revenue, and then acknowledging that rates have to go up.
So my expectation is that Mr Grayling will perhaps change the tone of the ministry, but his options for a radical change in direction are extremely limited.
Last weekend, Ms Merkel underlined the change of tone at the Munich security conference.
So, no, I will not give up on trying to change the tone of our politics.
What's interesting is what looks like a change in tone from London's Mayor Boris Johnson.
Since the election, there has been a real change of tone in the Government.
And even as we open up government, we also have to change its tone.
History courses aside, business schools need to change their tone more than their syllabuses.
One question asked if and how the shootings might change the tone of politics, and offered four possibilities.
Next week ministers will attempt to put some policy meat on the bones of this change in tone.
"We absolutely see a change in tone in our discussions, " says David Loevinger, a senior US Treasury official.
Those words were welcomed as a "significant change in tone" by John Edmonds, general secretary of the GMB union.
Yet Mr Obama's main achievement is a change of tone in foreign policy.
Will Mr Bolton change his tone in the hushed corridors of the UN?
This vow to tackle something voters dislike was consciously intended as a change of tone, after much glum talk of austerity.
NGOs, such as the World Development Movement, say this change of tone means the private sector is now on the defensive.
That was a fairly significant change in tone, and Republicans feel that they are being set up politically here, to some degree.
But mention the high-speed rail line, HS2, which will connect London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds and there is a change of tone.
The memorandum is expected to create a clear change of tone from the Bush administration on a broad range of scientific issues.
So does that change the tone in the room away from compromise?
Still, lobbyists for several auto makers said they sense a change in tone from the administration and no longer expect limits on the technology.
And as the technology becomes more ubiquitous and seamless, the chance for the nation to talk back and change the tone of debates is significant.
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Did they make any, did the Republican candidates, did you notice, make any effort to change the tone in the days leading up to the debate?
He pointed out that during his first presidential election, Bush ran as a reformer, promising to change the tone in Washington and reach out to Democrats.
This is a striking change of tone from the election campaign, when Mr Hollande, though critical of Mrs Merkel's brand of austerity, seemed keen to find an accommodation.
What all of this shows of course is that it will take much more than a change in tone for the Obama administration to win over the Israeli public.
However, the change in tone is still quite significant.
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It was one of his most robust answers yet to the question and raised speculation that, despite his denials of a change in tone, he was eager to voice his enthusiasm for the euro.
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