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verb

reform

CEFR B2

to make changes to improve something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with reform, each labelled with its topic.

  • The new mayor promised to reform the permit office after residents waited eleven months for a simple kitchen approval.

    Politics

  • Rather than close the division, the board voted to reform its bidding rules and publish every contract above fifty thousand.

    Business

  • Parliament moved to reform the workhouse system only after inspectors published what children were eating in the northern counties.

    History

  • Judges urged parliament to reform the bail rules, which kept people waiting months for a hearing over minor charges.

    Law

  • Economists argued the state should reform its fuel subsidies, which cost more than the entire schools budget each year.

    Economics

  • The league moved to reform the draft lottery after two teams openly lost games to improve their odds.

    Basketball

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