ADJ

current, existing
looking to replace the existing system
modern
old-fashioned, outdated
traditional
standard
complex, complicated, elaborate, intricate, sophisticated
simple
comprehensive
coherent
effective, efficient
viable, workable
inefficient, wasteful
flexible
rigid
stable
foolproof
imperfect, perfect
unique
ad hoc
centralized, decentralized
closed, open
a closed system with a rigidly defined set of choices
bureaucratic
hierarchical
authoritarian, oppressive, repressive
equitable, fair
corrupt, unjust
bankrupt
The governor referred to a prison system that was bankrupt of compassion
state
The law applies to schools within the state system
local government, parliamentary, political
electoral, voting
banking, economic, monetary
tax, taxation
educational, examination, school, university
court, judicial, justice, legal, penal, prison
benefit/benefits, national/social insurance, social security, welfare
care, health (care)
rail, railway, road, subway, transport
communication
warning
security
back-up, support
accounting, administrative
disciplinary
agricultural
commercial, market
cultural, social
grammatical, language
classification, classificatory, filing
belief, value
capitalist, caste, communist
multi-party, two-party
two-tier

VERB + SYSTEM

build, create, design, develop, devise, set up
adopt, apply, implement, introduce
implementing a new system of stock control
advocate
join
be part of
They are all part of the corrupt system we need to change
manage, operate, run
manipulate, play, use
playing the legal system to his own advantage
organize
How is the sytem organized?
adapt, change, transform
tinker with
improve, modernize, overhaul, refine, reform, reorganize, simplify, streamline, strengthen
modernizing their judicial system
perfect
perpetuate
perpetuating an unjust system
clog up
a backlog of cases clogging up the system
destabilize, disrupt, undermine, weaken
attempts to disrupt the rail system
dismantle
abandon, do away with, scrap
destroy, overthrow
replace
restore
criticize, fight, rebel against
She spent her years at school fighting the system
defend, support
beat, buck
You can never beat the system!
bypass
trying to bypass the bureaucratic system
blame
It's not your fault?blame the system

SYSTEM + VERB

exist
be based on sth, rest on sth
Every political system rests on certain fundamentals
be aimed at sth, be geared to sth
allow sth, enable sth
This system allows you to study at your own speed
offer sth, provide sth
be in operation, be operational, function, work
proving that the system works effectively
break down, collapse

PREP

in a/the ~
at another point in the transport system
under a/the ~
Under the new system, all children will be monitored by a senior social worker
~ for
devising an appropriate system for presenting the required information

ADJ

sophisticated
computer, computer-based, electronic, manual, mechanical
audio, sound, stereo
satellite
air-conditioning, alarm, electronic mail, exhaust, heating, life-support, phone, plumbing, public address, sprinkler, telephone, ventilation
river, road

VERB + SYSTEM

build, create, develop
improve, streamline
install
For this month only, installing the system is free

SYSTEM + VERB

function, operate, work
break down, fail
The air-conditioning system failed

PREP

in/with a/the ~
a fault in the sound system

ADJ

auditory, circulatory, digestive, immune, (central) nervous, reproductive, respiratory, sensory, visual

PREP

in a/the ~
a valve in the circulatory system

PHRASES

a shock to the system
Returning to work after a long break can be a terrible shock to the system

ADJ

advanced, powerful
interactive
online
compatible, incompatible
computer, PC
operating, operational
database, management, information
processing, recognition, retrieval
an information retrieval system
server, software
parallel

VERB + SYSTEM

install
boot up, reboot
Just reboot the system and try again
build, design, develop
designing a voice recognition system
launch

SYSTEM + VERB

run
The system runs on this workstation
crash, fail, go down
The entire computer system went down

SYSTEM + NOUN

software

PREP

in a/the ~
faults in the data processing system