And seemingly small steps toward deregulation have often produced great spurts of economic activity.

But there appeared to be little optimism within the administration or by the Israelis that those steps would produce much.

The assumption is that such steps will produce good education.

Each step produces additional free radicals, which then engage in further crosslinking.

Each step produces a deliverable, either a document, code, or a test report.

Such steps will produce the money, but at a potentially large cost for repairs down the road.

The third step is producing local action plans to reduce noise.

This step would be more practical and probably produce better results.

Neither step has produced much improvement, however, with the economy actually expected to shrink this year.

Ms. Jones said small steps could produce broader shifts in tone and attitude.