Many of Mr.Obama's initiatives, such as health care reform, will not begin to show results until well after the November elections.

VOA: standard.2009.12.15

I don't want to exaggerate this too much but the largest riots in Britain in the eighteenth century are not the riots for political reform at all.

我不想过多地夸张,但十八世纪英国最大的暴乱,完全不是关于政治改革

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There it had less to do often with social forms of reform although that's not entirely true than it had to do with the Civil Rights revolution and the Vietnam War.

通常来说,它与改革的社会形态关联较小,但是它与民权革命和越战的关系,也没有人们认为的那么紧密

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Mr.Obama said he does not want to see what he called - "petty politics" get in the way of reform.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait any longer for reform,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

There has to be some significant reform of the system,". The budget problems are not unique to Miami.

VOA: standard.2009.05.22

"Just in case there is any confusion out there, let me be clear: I am not going to walk away from health insurance reform.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

But these immigration reform activists say they will not be deterred and will continue to rally to pressure the White House and Congress to overhaul the nation's immigration system.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

Several Democrats have said their town hall meetings were not as raucous, and they insist reform supporters remain adamant that Congress should approve changes to the U.S.health care system.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"I think he will lay out clearly what health reform means to Americans, and I think he will clear up any confusion about what is not in health care reform,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says many Democrats remain committed to a sweeping reform plan that would expand health insurance coverage to millions of Americans who currently do not have it.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

But the bloc has still not adopted the Lisbon treaty, aimed to reform and streamline EU institutions and many Europeans consider the European Union to be remote and unresponsive to their needs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

A statement from fiscally-conservative Democrats who forced changes in House legislation said they are committed to meaningful reform, but reiterated concern that legislation not add to the federal deficit and control health costs in the long-term.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

And it may not be easy, but change is coming." After criticism from Republicans and some Democrats that he was concentrating too much on health care reform and not enough on the economy, Mr.Obama has devoted many of his recent public statements to economic issues.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06