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Collocations for Reform - adj.

Reform is used with these nouns:
Jew, Judaism

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Collocations for reform - noun

ADJECTIVE

dramatic, drastic, fundamental, great, important, major, radical, significant, substantial
broad, comprehensive, far-reaching, sweeping, wholesale, wide-ranging
The Prime Minister promised sweeping reforms of the banking system.
genuine, meaningful, real
minor, modest
piecemeal
new
proposed
further
immediate
rapid
lasting
necessary, needed, overdue
much-needed reforms
Health-care reform is long overdue.
effective
practical
moral, political, social
democratic, liberal
domestic, institutional, internal
procedural, structural
There remains reluctance to undertake the structural reforms advocated by Mr Smith.
administrative, governmental, regulatory
policy
constitutional, election, electoral, judicial, law, legal, legislative, tort (esp. AmE)
The country desperately needs broad political and constitutional reform.
intelligence
our debate on intelligence reform
penal, prison
curriculum, education, educational, school
health-care, pension, social-security, welfare
advocates of health-care reform
banking, economic, finance, financial, fiscal, market, monetary, tax
The government instituted a tax reform to stimulate demand.
corporate, media
the battle for corporate reform
agrarian, agricultural, environmental, land
immigration
Top on his list was immigration reform.

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… OF REFORMS

package

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VERB + reform

adopt, bring about, initiate, introduce, pass
push through
They wanted to push through radical reforms.
carry out, enact, implement, institute, make, put in place, put into practice, undertake
His administration carried out economic reforms.
accelerate
efforts to accelerate the structural reform of the economy
delay
block
The conservative coalition could delay further reforms or block them altogether.
oppose, resist
accept, embrace, welcome
advocate, call for, press for, promote, propose, pursue, push for, seek
They have issued a statement advocating reform of the legal system.
Publishers continue to push for sweeping reforms.
demand
back, encourage, support
We are committed to supporting democracy and reform in the region.
require
The practice of global politics requires reform.
plan
discuss

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reform + VERB

go through
The reforms went through in spite of opposition from teachers.
be aimed at sth
tax reforms aimed at encouraging land development
fail
His economic reforms failed to improve their lives.

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reform + NOUN

process
movement
agenda, initiative, package, plan, programme/program, proposal
measure, policy
act, bill, law, legislation
The House narrowly passed the education reform bill.
school (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

reform in
reforms in housing and education

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PHRASES

the need for reform
the pace of reform
a programme/program of reform

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Collocations for reform - verb

ADVERB

drastically, fundamentally, radically, truly
The education system must be radically reformed.
the near impossibility of truly reforming the system

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VERB + reform

attempt to, push to, seek to, try to

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PHRASES

attempts to reform sth, efforts to reform sth, proposals to reform sth
a need to reform sth

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Reform is used with these nouns as the object:
economy, education, institution, law, military, social security, system

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