Collocations for reform - noun
ADJ.
drastic, fundamental, great, important, major, radical, significant, substantial | comprehensive, far-reaching, sweeping, wholesale, wide-ranging | minor | piecemeal | new | further | immediate | rapid | much needed, necessary, overdue
Health care reform is long overdue.
Health care reform is long overdue.
effective | practical | moral, political, social | democratic, liberal | domestic, institutional, internal | procedural, structural | administrative, governmental | constitutional, electoral, judicial, law, legal, legislative | penal, prison | curriculum, educational | welfare | budgetary, economic, financial, monetary, tax | agrarian, agricultural, environmental, land
QUANT.
package
VERB + REFORM
adopt, bring about, introduce, put in place | push through
They wanted a weak president and a strong one-chamber parliament able to push through radical reforms.
They wanted a weak president and a strong one-chamber parliament able to push through radical reforms.
carry out/through, implement, put into practice, undertake | accelerate
efforts to accelerate the structural reform of the economy
efforts to accelerate the structural reform of the economy
delay | block
The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether.
The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether.
accept, welcome | advocate, call for, press for, propose
They have issued a statement advocating reform of the legal system.
They have issued a statement advocating reform of the legal system.
demand | back, encourage, support
We are committed to supporting democracy and reform in the region.
We are committed to supporting democracy and reform in the region.
require
The practice of global politics requires reform.
The practice of global politics requires reform.
plan | discuss
REFORM + VERB
go through
The reforms went through in spite of opposition from teachers.
The reforms went through in spite of opposition from teachers.
aim at sth
tax reforms aimed at encouraging land development
tax reforms aimed at encouraging land development
REFORM + NOUN
process | movement | initiative, measure, package, programme | act, bill | policy
PREP.
~ in
reforms in housing and education
reforms in housing and education
PHRASES
the need for reform, the pace of reform, a programme of reform, a timetable for reform