But does that really amount to "transformation," as Erskine would have it?
The changes would amount to a transformation of long-established asylum procedures, codified both at the international level and by Congress.
An example of what political scientists call policy conversion, these internal rules changes amount to outright transformation in the ground-level function of the program.
Mr. Nichols and Ms. Thompson, who wrote the script together, have made minimal changes to the play, but those amount to a major transformation.
But over time, this very well could amount to a fundamental transformation of a key portion of the social safety net.
The VA said the measures it has taken to reduce the backlog, including reorganizations, new training and new technology, amount to "the largest transformation in its history to eliminate the backlog of disability compensation claims, and transform the way benefits and services are delivered to veterans, their families, and survivors.
The privatisation of the NHS, the opening up of our education system to the market, the virtual end of affordable social housing, the cuts in pensions and welfare benefits and withdrawals of legal aid, all amount to an immense transformation of our society.
Although the new BP will be a leaner company that produces about 12 percent less oil than it does today, the moves do not amount to a radical transformation of the company, which has suffered a series of accidents in the last five years.
So far, however, the program has amounted to a transformation.
"If we can save one-quarter of that, it will amount to a vast economic transformation," he said.
For others, though, transformation seems to amount to trying on a new ideological outfit — embracing the rhetoric and buying the books.
