far-reaching reform
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffar-reachingandreform
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far-reaching
adjective
uk/ˌfɑːˈriː.tʃɪŋ/us/ˌfɑːrˈriː.tʃɪŋ/
Something far-reaching has a great influence on many people ...
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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 offar-reachingandreformfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This period also sawfar-reachingreformimpulses.
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Far-reachingreformof the new deal is also needed.
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The prevailing dynamic of party clientelism has remained untouched, limiting the prospects for effective,far-reachingreform.
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It is the most significant andfar-reachingreformever enacted to post-16 learning.
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We are in favour of a very widespread,far-reachingreformof the law.
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Inevitably, with such afar-reachingreformof the corporation tax system, there have been criticisms.
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The pressing priority is for afar-reachingreformof how the system operates in practice.
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We call forfar-reachingreform, not least with a view to the forthcoming enlargement.
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We are also committed to afar-reachingreformof the welfare state.
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In all, it is the mostfar-reachingreformin the history of the water industry.
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Their situation should not, however, be remedied through a lessfar-reachingreformof the sugar market.
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I want to begin by announcing afar-reachingreformthat will affect our entire system of public finance.
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Nor could they be, because a new director general has only just been appointed, with expectations offar-reachingreform.
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This has been described as the most comprehensive andfar-reachingreformof child law in these islands.
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Reversing the burden of proof for causation would be afar-reachingreformof the law on clinical negligence.
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Therefore, if we wish to be serious and responsible, a thorough,far-reachingreformis urgently needed.
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Taken together, the two enactments will amount to the mostfar-reachingreformof criminal procedures this century.
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Such afar-reachingreformwas made impossible by the resistance of the privileged.
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It is afar-reachingreformwhich will provide us with a much more rational system and much better control of public spending.
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We are legislating forfar-reachingreformof national health service dental services to improve the service for dentists and patients.
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It is not an exaggeration or mere rhetoric to say that onlyfar-reachingreformwill guarantee our fishermen and our fish stocks a future.
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Does he agree that the time has come for afar-reachingreformof the whole rating system in the cause of social justice?
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This was an exceptional measure offar-reachingreformin the field of animal welfare which was contemplated by one of our principal political parties.
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We are faced with economic and social challenges in the wake of the single currency and must carry out afar-reachingreformof the institutions.
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We have introduced thisfar-reachingreformbecause we firmly believe that it is right, and that we can make better democratic progress on that basis.
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