ADJ
- fresh, new
- fresh initiatives to find a peaceful end to the conflict
- pioneering
- pioneering initiatives in bioengineering
- current, latest, recent
- important, major
- welcome
- successful
- practical
- exciting
- private
- co-operative, joint
- international, local, national, regional
- government
- business, diplomatic, economic, education/educational, environmental, marketing, peace, policy, political, research, training
VERB + INITIATIVE
- undertake
- The research initiative is being undertaken by a group of environmentalists
- plan
- develop
- announce
- introduce, launch, set up, start
- The government has launched a new policy initiative
- be/become involved in
- Ten schools have been involved in the initiative
- lead
- approve
- reject
- The peace initiative was rejected out of hand
- sponsor
- a peace initiative sponsored by the Organization of African Unity
- endorse, support
- The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger
- welcome
- We welcome the government's initiative to help the homeless
- praise
- encourage
INITIATIVE + VERB
- be aimed at sth, be designed to
- a local initiative aimed at economic regeneration an initiative designed to promote collaborative research
- involve sth, relate to sth
- founder
- The initiative foundered because there was no market interest in redevelopment
PREP
- ~ against
- a new initiative against car theft
- ~ by
- the latest initiative by the UN Secretary General
- ~ for
- an initiative for peace and human rights
- ~ on
- the government's major new initiative on crime
ADJ
- considerable, great, real
- individual, personal, private
- It is a very hierarchical company and there's little place for individual initiative
- entrepreneurial
VERB + INITIATIVE
- have
- He had the initiative to ask what time the last train left
- display, show
- act/work on your own, use
- He acted on his own initiative and wasn't following orders. Don't ask me what you should do all the time. Use your initiative!
- lack
- encourage, promote
- stifle
- Raising taxes on small businesses will stifle initiative
PREP
- on sb's ~
- The project was set up on the initiative of a local landowner
- ~ in
- Some scientists show little initiative in applying their knowledge
PHRASES
- a lack of initiative, on your own initiative
- In an unprecedented action, the army, on its own initiative, arrested seven civilians
VERB + INITIATIVE
- have, hold
- After their latest setback, the rebel forces no longer hold the initiative
- gain, seize, take
- regain
- In the second half, Manchester United regained the initiative
- lose
INITIATIVE + VERB
- comes from sb/sth, lie with sb
- The initiative to re-open negotiations came from Moscow
PREP
- ~ in
- She took the initiative in asking the board to conduct an enquiry