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- old-fashioned, outdated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
PREP
- in a/the ~
- faults in the data processing system