making changes (noun)

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• last minute — noun the latest possible moment money became available at the eleventh hour at the last minute the government changed the rules • Syn: ↑eleventh hour • Hypernyms: ↑moment, ↑minute, ↑second, ↑inst …   Useful english dictionary

• revision — noun 1 making changes ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, drastic, extensive, fundamental, major, radical, substantial, thorough ▪ minor …   Collocations dictionary

• power structure — noun the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body • Syn: ↑hierarchy, ↑pecking order • Hypernyms: ↑organization, ↑organisation • Part Holonyms: ↑administration, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• eleventh hour — noun Date: 1826 the latest possible time < still making changes at the eleventh hour > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tropophobia — noun The fear of moving or of making changes …   Wiktionary

• by\ trial\ and\ error — noun A way of solving problems by trying different possible solutions until you find one that works. John found the short circuit by trial and error. The only way Tom could solve the algebra problem was by the method of trial and error. ••… …   Словарь американских идиом

• trial\ and\ error — noun A way of solving problems by trying different possible solutions until you find one that works. John found the short circuit by trial and error. The only way Tom could solve the algebra problem was by the method of trial and error. ••… …   Словарь американских идиом

• pecking order — noun (C) often humorous the social system of a particular group of people or animals, in which each one knows who is more important and less important than themselves: Patients seem to be very low down in the pecking order as far as making… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• role — noun (C) 1 the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it: play a leading/major/key role (=be important in making changes happen): Mandela played a leading role in ending… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• social engineering — noun (U) the practice of making changes in the law in order to change society according to a political idea …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English