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Common collocations with strategy in American Collocation

strategy noun

US /ˈstrætədʒi/

overall or general

basic
general
overall
overarching

Steroids are a useful treatment as part of an overall strategy to treat eczema.

for the future

five-year
forward
future
long-term

The successful candidate will have an influential role in shaping the company’s long-term strategy.

useful or sensible

cost-effective
practical
sensible
useful

She offers practical strategies that can be used to escape negative thoughts.

effective or likely to be successful

effective
efficient
good
optimal
proven
robust
sound
successful
viable
winning

The project is designed to help formulate an effective strategy for the promotion of internet connectivity in communities in southern Africa.

suitable

appropriate
correct
proper
right
suitable

Academics need to recognise these learning types and develop appropriate strategies for dealing with them.

different

alternative
different

Concern regarding the overuse of antibiotics has led to the need for alternative disease control strategies.

having different aspects

inclusive
integrated

This is part of a well-planned, integrated transport strategy.

clear

clear
coherent
cohesive

That is why we need a coherent national strategy to tackle the backlog of disrepair.

new

innovative
new
novel

Brain experts have come up with a novel strategy for shedding excess flab.

detailed

comprehensive
detailed

We need a comprehensive prevention strategy for breast cancer.

ambitious

ambitious
grand

Did the US have a grand strategy?

complicated/simple

complex
simple
sophisticated

The strategy was very complex and sophisticated.

dangerous

high-risk
risky

Changing the appearance of a well-known range of products can be a risky strategy.

of a particular type

corporate
cultural
economic
educational
electoral
environmental
financial
industrial
institutional
instructional
military
organizational
political

Following a restructure, he was named vice president of corporate strategy.

relating to a particular area

global
international
national
regional

We need a global strategy for fighting terrorism.

business
communication
development
health
housing
investment
management
marketing
research
security
training
transport

The new rail line forms part of an integrated transport strategy for the Olympic Games.

develop a strategy

arrive at
come up with
deliver
design
determine
develop
devise
establish
formulate
identify
plan
prepare
produce
shape

Instead of exploiting the poor, we have developed strategies to address poverty.

define a strategy

define
outline
set out

The Welfare Reform Green Paper outlined our strategy to enable people to overcome obstacles to work.

agree a strategy

agree
decide on
negotiate

In January, the Programme Board agreed a new marketing strategy.

examine or consider a strategy

assess
consider
discuss
evaluate
examine
look at
monitor

I needed to look at strategies to enable me to continue to live life to the full.

use a strategy

adopt
apply
embark on
employ
execute
follow
implement
launch
pursue
use

The teacher employed positioning strategies to establish herself as the dominant voice in the classroom.

suggest a strategy

propose
recommend
suggest

The President is responsible for diagnosing problems affecting the members and proposing strategies for dealing with these problems.

change a strategy

adapt
change
improve
rethink
review
revise

We reviewed our research strategy last winter.

be the basis of a strategy

base
inform
underpin

The strategy was underpinned by concrete objectives.