Collocations for structure - noun
ADJ.
basic, simple | complex, elaborate | coherent, logical | rigid, stable | flimsy
The flimsy structure of the vehicle could not withstand even mild impacts.
The flimsy structure of the vehicle could not withstand even mild impacts.
formal | internal | solid, three-dimensional | anatomical, body, bone, skeletal/skeleton | atomic, cell/cellular, chemical, molecular | grammatical, language, linguistic, sentence, syntactic | administrative, bureaucratic, committee, control, corporate, hierarchical, institutional, management, organizational, power, etc. | economic, financial, political, social, etc.
the social structure of the village
the social structure of the village
democratic, federal, etc. | class | family, household | pay, price, salary, tax, wage | career
VERB + STRUCTURE
have | lack
The job lacked a basic career structure.
The job lacked a basic career structure.
be based on | create, devise, establish
to devise a new management structure
to devise a new management structure
impose
STRUCTURE + VERB
be based on sth
PREP.
of a … ~
The cell walls of plants are of a fairly rigid structure.
The cell walls of plants are of a fairly rigid structure.
… in ~
The building is very simple in structure.
The building is very simple in structure.
in a/the ~
There are weaknesses in the structure of the organization.
There are weaknesses in the structure of the organization.
~ in/within
the salary structure in the firm
the salary structure in the firm
PHRASES
a change in structure, a change in/to the structure
significant changes in the power structure
significant changes in the power structure
a lack of structure
The novel suffers from a lack of structure.
The novel suffers from a lack of structure.