Mr. Gore offered a continuation of President Clinton's policies, with only minor tinkering.

Last year, under a new budget-writing law, the General Assembly passed the first two-year budget, intended to take the state through June 30, 1995 with only minor tinkering.

By Mr. Eisner's calculations, the system is only modestly out of financial alignment and can be balanced with minor tinkering.

Investors reacted with little enthusiasm to what many analysts described as minor tinkering.

At most, according to the government's own projections, we need minor tinkering.

Its finances can be temporarily shored up with minor tinkering.

But his new "alternative approach," awaiting publication in the Federal Register, lets the companies qualify with minor tinkering.

But efforts to overhaul the law will be fiercely fought by some elements of the fishing industry, who say the act needs only minor tinkering.

Unfortunately, more than minor tinkering in the permitting process is required.

While Mr. Clinton's incremental steps are welcome, our approach needs a new foundation, not minor tinkering.