ADJ
- complete, comprehensive, extensive, full, full-scale, fundamental, in-depth, major, overall, systematic, thorough, wide-ranging
- brief, rapid, short
- urgent
- annual, periodic, regular
- the government's annual policy review
- constant, continuous
- critical
- The first chapter presents a critical review of the existing nursery education system
- government, independent, internal, judicial
- financial, pay, performance, policy, rent
VERB + REVIEW
- ask for, call for, campaign for, press for, seek
- Greenpeace will seek a judicial review if a full public enquiry is not held
- announce, order
- carry out, conduct, do, hold, undertake
- present
REVIEW + VERB
- take place
- cover sth, deal with sth
- conclude sth, indicate sth, propose sth, recommend sth, suggest sth
PREP
- due for ~
- The rent is due for review
- under ~
- The matter is still under review
- ~ by
- a review by the court
ADJ
- enthusiastic, favourable, glowing, good, rave
- bad, hostile, poor, scathing
- The show has good audience figures despite poor reviews in the press
- critical
- mixed
- The book received mixed reviews
- book, film
VERB + REVIEW
- do, write
- I'm doing a review for the local paper
- give sth
- get, have, receive, win
- open to
- Their new musical opened to glowing reviews
- read, see
- Did you see the review in 'The Times' ?
REVIEW + VERB
- appear
- His review appeared in yesterday's paper
ADV
- comprehensively, fully, thoroughly
- extensively, widely
- carefully
- briefly
- urgently
- Safety procedures are being urgently reviewed after a chemical leak at the factory
- currently
- We are currently reviewing the situation
- constantly, regularly
- annually, from time to time, periodically
- This figure will be reviewed from time to time in the light of inflation
- critically
- Pull out your budget and critically review each line on it
VERB + REVIEW
- agree to, promise to
- ask sb to
- decline to, refuse to
PHRASES
- review sth in the light of sth
- This case should be reviewed in the light of new evidence
ADV
- favourably
- The film has been favourably reviewed in a number of papers
- critically