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( BrE ) ( AmE program ) noun
1 plan of things to do
ADJECTIVE
▪ ambitious , innovative
▪ broad , comprehensive , intensive , major , massive , radical
▪
a comprehensive ~ of economic reform
▪ modest
▪ long-term
▪ regular
▪ varied
▪
a varied ~ of entertainment
▪ pilot
▪
The pilot ~ of vaccination proved successful.
▪ party , political
▪ government
▪ collaborative , joint
▪
joint ~s between government and industry
▪ national , nationwide
▪ action , development , improvement , modernization , privatization , research
▪ recycling
▪ economic , expenditure , financial , investment , marketing , recovery , spending
▪
Mr Brown called for a national recovery ~.
▪ austerity , closure ( BrE ), cost-cutting ( esp. BrE )
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The company began a major cost-cutting ~ which involved 1 700 job losses.
▪ aid , assistance , relief , welfare
▪ mentoring ( esp. AmE ), outreach
▪
Support is provided through the community outreach ~.
▪ instructional , tutoring (both AmE )
▪ assessment , testing
▪ care , health , health-care
▪
a community-care ~ for psychiatric patients
▪ screening , treatment , vaccination
▪
a diabetes treatment ~
▪
large-scale screening ~s of newborns
▪ rehab ( informal ), rehabilitation
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She helped him get into a drug rehab ~.
▪ inpatient , outpatient
▪ residential
▪
a residential drug treatment ~
▪ crime-prevention , drug-prevention , etc.
▪ breeding , building , conservation , defence/defense , missile , nuclear , rebuilding , weapons
▪
Female seals are needed for the breeding ~.
▪ exercise , weight-loss , workout ( esp. AmE )
▪ internship ( AmE ), residency ( esp. AmE )
▪
a residency ~ for artists
▪ accredited , certificate , certification (all AmE )
▪
students in an accredited journalism ~
▪ college , school (both esp. AmE )
▪ graduate , undergraduate (both esp. AmE )
▪ degree , doctoral , Master's (all esp. AmE )
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students enrolled on the two-year MA degree ~
▪ academic ( esp. AmE ), education , educational , literacy , training , vocational
▪ English , history , physics , science , etc. (all esp. AmE )
▪ after-school ( esp. AmE )
▪
an after-school science ~ that promotes science literacy
▪ online ( esp. AmE )
▪
The foundation's online learning ~ brings the classroom to you.
▪ two-year , three-year , etc. (all esp. AmE )
▪
a two-year master's ~
VERB + PROGRAMME/PROGRAM
▪ agree , agree on , develop , draw up , establish , have , initiate , institute , organize , plan , set up
▪ outline
▪
The course leader outlined the ~ we would be following.
▪ administer , carry out , conduct , implement , launch , run
▪ expand
▪ offer
▪
The college offers a wide variety of ~s of study.
▪ finance , fund
▪
How is the ~ to be financed?
▪ begin , embark on , enter , start , undertake
▪ enrol/enroll in , enrol/enroll on (both esp. AmE )
▪
She enrolled in a Master's ~ in American history
▪ attend
▪
He must attend a sex offenders' ~.
▪ follow , pursue
▪ complete
▪ cancel , scrap
▪
The government says it will scrap all of its nuclear ~s.
▪ coordinate , oversee
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He is coordinating a Europe-wide research ~ into treatments for prostate cancer.
PROGRAMME/PROGRAM + VERB
▪ aim to , allow (sb) sth , be aimed at sb/sth , be designed to
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The ~ aims to increase employment.
▪ include sth , involve sb/sth
▪ offer sth , provide sth
▪ target sb/sth
▪
an exercise ~ targeting those weak points
▪ focus on
▪
a graduate ~ that focuses on a chosen profession
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~ , on the/your ~
▪
What's on your ~ today (= What are your plans) ?
▪ ~ for
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What's the ~ for (= What are we going to do) tomorrow?
▪ ~ of
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a ~ of lectures
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a program of study ( AmE )
PHRASES
▪ the aim of a ~ , the objective of a ~ , the purpose of a ~
2 radio/television show
ADJECTIVE
▪ radio , television , TV
▪ current-affairs , documentary , factual (all esp. BrE )
▪ news
▪ comedy
▪ children's
▪ cookery ( BrE ), cooking ( AmE ), music , religious , wildlife , etc.
▪ call-in ( AmE ), phone-in ( BrE )
▪ digital
▪ flagship ( esp. BrE )
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BBC radio's flagship news ~
VERB + PROGRAMME/PROGRAM
▪ see , watch
▪ listen to
▪ record
▪ do , make
▪ host , present
▪
a news ~ hosted by Freddie Greenan
▪ air , broadcast , screen , show
▪ sponsor
▪ cancel , scrap
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
In today's ~, we'll be giving you advice on how to manage your money.
▪ on a/the ~
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He appeared on the ~ last night.
▪ ~ about , ~ on
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I saw a good ~ on owls last night.
3 booklet for a play/concert/event
ADJECTIVE
▪ concert , theatre/theater
▪ match , race
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
Her name doesn't appear in the concert ~.
4 order of events
ADJECTIVE
▪ exciting , interesting
▪ musical , sporting ( BrE )
VERB + PROGRAMME/PROGRAM
▪ arrange , draw up , plan , organize
▪
We're planning an exciting ~ of activities.
PROGRAMME/PROGRAM + VERB
▪ consist of sth , include sth
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
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a ~ of 17th-century music
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of events
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The ~ of events also includes a parade and poetry recitations.
II.
verb
Programme/program is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ computer , ↑ video