progressive reform
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprogressiveandreform
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progressive
adjective
uk/prəˈɡres.ɪv/us/prəˈɡres.ɪv/
developing or ...
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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 ofprogressiveandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As with muchprogressivereform, ideologically motivated reformers responded to popular pressures, took the initiative, and hoped for electoral payoffs.
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I would accept aprogressivereform.
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It was refreshing to hear his voice ofprogressivereform.
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They have fought education, housing and everyprogressivereform.
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The second were women, typically educated and unmarried, whose knowledge of social science motivated them to campaign forprogressivereformand justified their actions with maternalist rhetoric.
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In other policy areas there was not the same overwhelming urgency demanding immediate action, but there was in each case a clearly articulated commitment toprogressivereform.
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Where there is a positive will forprogressivereform, a way will be found.
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As far as we are concerned, whatever our political positions, we need to have sensible andprogressivereform.
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Many people interested inprogressivereformsupported both movements.
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He quickly established himself as a judicial activist and strong advocate ofprogressivereform.
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All these phrases so affect those who should be the best supporters ofprogressivereformthat it is difficult to obtain a fair hearing for any scheme.
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So, although represented asprogressivereformby central government, this is a comprehensive exercise in passing down responsibility to others and to voluntary bodies in particular.
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There is no reason why the police should continue their opposition to a sensible andprogressivereform that would do more for them than for anyone else.
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His most important contribution to both architectural modernism andprogressivereformcame in 1915 with his creation of a new ornamental vocabulary he called projective ornament.
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