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Collocations for implement - noun

ADJECTIVE

agricultural, farm, farming, garden, gardening, kitchen, surgical
cooking, digging, writing, etc.
sharp
Make sure that all sharp implements have covers.
flint, metal, stone, wooden

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Collocations for implement - verb

ADVERB

correctly, fully, properly
These policies have never been fully implemented.
partially
consistently, systematically
actually
The proposed changes were never actually implemented.
widely
These reforms have now been widely implemented in schools.
globally, locally, nationally
effectively, successfully
immediately, quickly

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VERB + implement

agree to, decide to, intend to, promise to
attempt to, seek to, try to
fail to
The government failed to implement the plan.
refuse to
be forced to, be obliged to
be difficult to, be hard to
The decision was hard to implement.

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PHRASES

easily implemented
It's a simple, easily implemented system.
poorly implemented
a poorly implemented strategy

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Implement is used with these nouns as the object:
approach, change, control, curriculum, decision, directive, guideline, idea, initiative, law, measure, method, penalty, plan, policy, practice, procedure, programme, project, recommendation, reform, resolution, safeguard, scheme, strategy, suggestion, system, technique, technology, vision

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