serious reform

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandreform

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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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 ofseriousandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is substantial investment coupled withseriousreform.
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It is unaccompanied byseriousreformof public services.
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Aseriousreformeffort is in place, but it needs to be fully implemented.
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The only way to do that is byseriousreformof benefits.
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The medical profession should be both a linchpin and a starting point for anyseriousreform.
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Seriousreformis not a luxury that institutions indulge in to boost their own importance.
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It is part of the price we must pay for anyseriousreform.
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That would be a tragedy because there is aseriousreformeffort under way.
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I do not believe that that process secured any drastic orseriousreform.
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I am sure we all believe thatseriousreformis needed.
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At the same time, it has provided the necessary pressure and guidance forseriousreform, particularly in public finances.
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They do not meet the real problems that aseriousreformof marriage law would have to face.
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It is not their fault that our parliamentary procedures, in my view, needseriousreformon these matters.
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Early membership could take place with agricultural production at such a level thatseriousreformis not necessary.
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They are aseriousreformof our training system and will make a significant contribution to improving the nation's competitiveness.
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Clearly there is here the need for an inquiry with a view to bringing aboutseriousreform.
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There was no substance behind the campaign 36 years ago; there was no intention of carrying out anyseriousreform.
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So, for those who believe in multilateral trade rules, as we do,seriousreformis not an option but a necessity.
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We have had two reforms of the administration of local government: we have not had a singleseriousreformof the financing of local government.
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If, as is the case, this is the firstseriousreformfor the past 150 years, it is all the more welcome that it comes at last.
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With increasing court backlogs, it was clear to many law reformers and politicians thatseriousreformwas needed.
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The number of parish schools and secondary schools increased in the 18th century, with moreseriousreformcommencing in the 1840s.
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A general council being in his eyes the only means of procuringseriousreform, he exhorted all prelates and others to unite their efforts to bring it about.
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