As in Britain, the early social survey belonged much more to a reform impulse than to an effort to develop an explicitly social science methodology.

Sparrow (2010) argues that the city's government has long had a reputation for conservatism and lack of reform impulses.

Mr. Pataki's preference for confining his reform impulses to the realm of oratory was perhaps most pronounced when it came to campaign finance reform.

An end to hostilities between the board and the Mayor could take whatever steam is left out of the reform impulse.

The decision to bar Mr. Carey from the upcoming election is certainly unfortunate, especially for him personally - but it does not and will not signal the end of either democracy or the reform impulse within the teamsters' union.

Sarah Bagley and her coworkers became familiar with middle-class reform activities, demonstrating the ways in which working people embraced this reform impulse as they transformed and critiqued some of its key elements.

The reform impulse inspired some officials to go beyond what was legally required.

The Second Vatican Council brought the reform impulse to visible fruition.

They seldom connected with the reform impulses of the middle class women, and for and were paternalistic in their views of the needs of working-class women.

MALCOLM GLADWELL: Not if the reform impulse comes from the fans and the players.