ADJ

effective, firm, good, strong
We need better discipline in our schools
harsh, iron, rigid, strict
strict military discipline
lax, poor
Discipline was too lax
staff, team
military, naval, party, prison, school, work

VERB + DISCIPLINE

enforce, exercise, exert, impose
the discipline that the party exercises over its members
keep, maintain
The teacher was unable to maintain discipline
accept, submit to
They submitted to the discipline imposed by their leaders
have
The school was criticized for having very poor discipline
lack
Modern schools lack discipline
tighten
The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school
relax
restore

PHRASES

a breach of discipline
It's unfair to dismiss somebody for a single breach of discipline
a breakdown of discipline
a breakdown of discipline in the classroom
a lack of discipline

ADJ

good, great, useful, valuable
It is good discipline to learn to delegate
strict
personal
mental, spiritual
business, commercial, financial, fiscal, industrial, market, monetary
The chancellor has stabilized the economy through strict fiscal discipline

VERB + DISCIPLINE

have
He'll never get anywhere working for himself?he's got no discipline
show
lack
demand, require, take
It takes great discipline to learn a musical instrument

PHRASES

a lack of discipline

ADJ

core, main, major
Students are to be tested on the three core disciplines: maths, English and science
distinct, independent
When did sociology emerge as a distinct discipline?
established, traditional
subject
academic, intellectual
They established psychology as an academic discipline
professional
humanities, science/scientific

PREP

across ~s
There is a lack of communication across disciplines (= between teachers and students of different subjects)
within a/the ~
Within a discipline there may be more than one school of thought

PHRASES

a range of disciplines
The university offers a wide range of disciplines