Any effort to reform the economy, experts say, must begin with Germany's labor laws and its welfare system.
A genuine effort to reform the intelligence community is under way.
The plan makes little effort to reform the politically charged Medicare program.
"And there's been very little effort to reform it."
Repeated efforts to simplify and reform the law have failed.
I was making an effort to reform the concept.
But for all of his effort to reform his image, the old ghosts are beginning to return.
Our best hope must be the continued effort of women and men to reform the law and thereby the culture.
Some critics of the state's efforts to reform its education system said progress appeared minimal at best.
The mayor is now calling for a continuing effort to reform the system, and we hope he keeps fighting.