1.   All the candidates were said to be in favour of free legislative elections and economic reform.

2.   As long as the financial crisis continues, economic reform cannot possibly succeed.

3.   But economic reform is passing power from central government to the provinces, and from repressive institutions to individual enterprises.

4.   Economic reform, or rather the lack of it, is proving the other major stumbling block.

5.   Economic reforms are needed to pacify and modernize the country.

6.   Even the left-wing parties that May yet form the government have a record of economic reform at state level.

7.   Farmers were discontented with economic reforms that did not improve their businesses.

8.   He has clearly committed his government to continuing down the path of economic reform.