pace of reform

collocation in English

meaningsofpaceandreform

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pace
noun
uk
/peɪs/us
/peɪs/
the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens ...
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reform
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈfɔːm/us
/rɪˈfɔːrm/
an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure ...
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(Definition ofpaceandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpace of reform

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Thepaceofreformis the main issue.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We did not recommend an immediate return because we felt that our suggestion of one year was appropriate to thepaceofreform.
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Those who seek to slow thepaceofreformsimply wish to prevent the children of this generation from benefiting from our reforms.
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Against that background, it is in our national interest that we keep up thepaceofreformand the pace of recovery.
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In three years, there has not only been too little progress in thepaceofreform, there have also been some setbacks.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
On the other hand, thepaceofreformwas slowed by the failure to change the constitution.
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This was manifest in the selection of available options and in the timing andpaceofreform.
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Still, higher revenues slowed thepaceofreform, which was badly needed.
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However, they alone are not enough to give renewed impetus to thepaceofreform.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
But thepaceofreformis causing the fifth essential feature of the civil service—accountability—to be left behind.
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That has been going on for 10 years—much slower than thepaceofreformof parliamentary procedure—and there is little evidence of any action.
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The survey suggests that there are many doubts as to the ability to absorb thepaceofreform.
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We want to see that deliver a step change in thepaceofreform.
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It is true that thepaceofreformhas slowed, particularly the economic reforms.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thepaceofreformis quite slow and some of us would like it to be speeded up, rather than stopped in its tracks.
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Given the extent andpaceofreformin education, it is right to have a period of consolidation.
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The faster thepaceofreform, and the more conducive the environment, the faster progress we will make.
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Thepaceofreformhas led to an evolving and sometimes tense relationship with the mainland.
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We need to speed up thepaceofreform.
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Thepaceofreformhas to speed up.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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