so-called reform
collocation in Englishmeaningsofso-calledandreform
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so-called
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌsəʊˈkɔːld/us/ˌsoʊˈkɑːld/
used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable 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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What has been put in place in theso-calledreformdoes not even do that.
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Theso-calledreformtreaty is more complex and less transparent.
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We now know that theso-calledreform, proposals have been scotched.
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Nothing in the reform, orso-calledreform, proposals goes to the heart of the matter.
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Theso-calledreformhas not made sufficient progress in this regard.
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Will theso-calledreformof the common agricultural policy give farmers any long-term hope?
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Theso-calledreformof the social security system has led to great hardship.
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Theso-calledreformthat we are discussing will benefit smaller and less efficient producers.
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It is amazing that theso-calledreformproposals do not refer to the sugar regime.
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I should like to say something about theso-calledreformof social security.
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Instead, when theso-calledreformtakes place, joint boards will be created from the membership of the district councils.
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We have had a great deal ofso-calledreformin the past two or three years.
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The benefits to the rich of suchso-calledreformof the taxation of married couples are potentially immense.
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It was cobbled together quickly to get them out of a hole because they are getting nowhere over all theirso-calledreformprocesses.
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I am somewhat bemused at the variation between £65 million and £150 million as the proposed cost of instituting thisso-calledreform.
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I am certain that none of the three political parties put thisso-calledreforminto the forefront of its election manifesto.
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The average time on incapacity benefit has increased since theso-calledreforminvolving the introduction of means-testing for new claims.
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In the period from 1972 to 1974, by common consent and with all of us behind it, we carried out aso-calledreformof local government.
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Moreover, theso-calledreformof social security which we have seen in recent years could well have contributed to the worsening position of the low paid.
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The cost has to be taken seriously into account, but it is also worth asking why such costs are involved in thisso-calledreformof government.
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My goodness, if there was any piece of legislation which we should not have passed, it was that legislation dealing with theso-calledreformof local government.
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Nobody whom we consulted thought that thisso-calledreformwas a good idea, and, as the months and years have gone by, many more people have come to that conclusion.
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