Sentence examples for reforms were begun from inspiring English sources

During the reign of Alexander II other reforms were begun.

Even before deregulatory reforms were begun, between 1998 and 2002 post-office branches were closed at an average rate of about 2.4% per year across Europe.

But she said many of the reforms were begun under the previous commissioner of the city's Administration for Children's Services, when funding was more plentiful.

By the early 1990s, Deng Xiaoping's reforms were beginning to transform China, the Internet was beginning to transform the world and Tian seized the historical moment.

Last quarter, the French government hailed the growth figure as a proof that its reforms were beginning to bear fruit, although it cautioned that more time was needed.

executive director Richard Lloyd said the survey showed the reforms were "beginning to have an effect" although more needed to be done.

By February 2007, according to a second cable entitled "Crown Prince Sultan backs the King in family disputes", the reforms were beginning to bite.

Both copper nationalization and land reform were begun peacefully but modestly over the past six years by the Christian Democrats under the paternal and charismatic guidance of President Frei, whose proposal of a "revo lution in liberty" did much to leaven and expand Chilean democracy but, at the same time, raised the ten sion and the unsatisfied hopes that led to Allende's victory.

A new group of reformers with a zeal for leading the next phase of open government reforms is beginning to emerge.

Subsidy reforms are beginning in dozens of countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco and Thailand.

Economists view the gain as evidence that Spain's unpopular labour reforms are beginning to work.