The result has been that major reforms are completely avoided and every minor reform is weakened or sabotaged.
It thought they would respond enthusiastically to relatively minor economic reforms and major promises.
Efforts to strengthen the law have met with failure in recent years, but minor reforms seem likely.
This led to minor reforms in 1982 in which water quality became part of the Commission's responsibilities.
The majority recommended minor reforms to ensure that floating charges created without new money being given could be avoided.
Other minor reforms have been suggested for reducing public expenditure.
Very minor reforms take place, but these are not enough.
But no one inside NascarNation wants more than minor reforms.
During the ensuing years, Parliament adopted several more minor reforms.
Many of us thought that the greatest threat to major health care reform was minor reform.