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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + scheme
a major scheme
• The government is introducing a major housebuilding scheme in the area.
a new scheme
• The new scheme aims to reduce street crime by 30%.
an innovative scheme
(= using new ideas )
• an innovative scheme to help the unemployed get back to work
a grand scheme
(= trying to achieve a lot )
• In the end, the government’s grand scheme came to nothing.
a pilot scheme
(= one that is tried on a small scale first to see if it is a good idea )
• The programme was introduced into 100 primary schools in a very successful pilot scheme.
a training scheme
• The company runs an apprentice training scheme.
a pension scheme
• Does your employer offer a pension scheme?
a compensation/bonus etc scheme
(= in which people receive compensation, a bonus etc )
• a new compensation scheme for accident victims
an incentive scheme
(= in which people receive money to persuade them to work harder )
• There is a generous incentive scheme for the sales force.
verbs
introduce/launch a scheme
• The scheme was launched last autumn by the company’s education officer.
run/operate a scheme
• Parent volunteers help run the scheme.
be covered by a scheme
(= be able to benefit from a scheme )
• All employees are covered by the new bonus scheme.
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noun ADJ. major | ambitious, grand, grandiose | imaginative, ingenious, innovative | crazy, hare-brained, ill-conceived | successful | voluntary | pilot The project is based on a successful pilot scheme in Glasgow. | incentive, insurance, pension, recycling, share, training, etc. VERB + SCHEME have He has an ingenious scheme to attract funding. | come up with, design, devise, draw up, dream up, plan, prepare, propose, think up She's come up with a hare-brained scheme for getting her novel published. | approve | announce, establish, initiate, introduce, launch, organize, set up, start The government set up a scheme of limited public health assistance in 1992. | adopt, carry out, operate, run | back a government-backed scheme | be in, join, participate in, take part in | use | leave I opted to leave the company pension scheme. | abolish, wind up SCHEME + VERB offer sth, provide sth | allow sth, enable sth The scheme allows customers to trade in their own computer against the cost of a new one. | aim to, be aimed at sth, be designed for/to, involve sth a scheme involving local libraries | apply to sth, cover sth The scheme applies to families with three or more children. | go ahead, proceed The scheme has been given approval to go ahead. | succeed, work | collapse, fail PREP. in a/the ~ Schools in the scheme will receive an annual grant. | under a/the ~ Under the scheme, land would be sold to building companies. | ~ for Is this another one of your crazy schemes for making money? a training scheme for unemployed teenagers | ~ whereby a scheme whereby the elderly will be provided with help in the home
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