noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , broad , general
▪ wider
▪
The needs of individual schools need to be considered in a wider ~.
▪ existing
▪ flexible
▪ comprehensive
▪ coherent
▪ common
▪ useful
▪ analytical , conceptual , intellectual , theoretical
▪ legal , political , social
▪ regulatory
▪ administrative , institutional , management , policy
▪ economic , financial ( esp. BrE )
▪ chronological , historical
▪
Carbon dating provides us with a basic chronological ~.
VERB + FRAMEWORK
▪ build , create , develop , establish , have , set
▪
They established a basic ~ of ground rules for discussions.
▪ offer (sb) , provide (sb with)
PREPOSITION
▪ outside a/the ~
▪
Negotiations were conducted outside the ~ of the treaty talks.
▪ within a/the ~
▪
The committee will work within the ~ of certain broad objectives.
▪ ~ for
▪
a legal ~ for the regulation of public access to databases