internal reform

collocation in English

meaningsofinternalandreform

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internal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us
/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
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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 ofinternalandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinternal reform

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Secondly, we must speed upinternalreform.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This means that our capacity forinternalreformis just as much a prerequisite for enlargement as internal reform in applicant countries is a prerequisite for their accession.
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Our two major tasks,internalreformand external enlargement, are closely interconnected.
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Internalreformis one of the most difficult kinds of reform to carry out.
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Colleagues, we still have a long way to go on the question ofinternalreform.
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I welcome the progress recorded oninternalreform, as is also indicated in the 2009 progress report.
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The party started a process ofinternalreform.
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I am sure it has turned out far better than any scheme ofinternalreformwhich was intended to supplement it.
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He was, however, soon distracted from hisinternalreformprojects by the possibility of external conquest.
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The third and not the least important cause stems from the conservatism of the trade unions themselves in the face of proposals for theirinternalreform.
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However, he was soon distracted from hisinternalreformprojects and became preoccupied by the possibility of external conquests.
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