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self-reform

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The motion comes after five former FA executives said the governing body had failed to "self-reform".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2017

Rather, it would seem to indicate a government utterly incapable of meaningful self-reflection or self-reform.

From US News • Jun. 4, 2014

Last January George Marshall's parting advice, after 13 months in China, had called for major Chinese self-reform before any further U.S. assistance to the Chinese Government.

From Time Magazine Archive

With typical boldness, Douglas decided that his best defense against the Exchange's kick was an offense: he bluntly offered it a choice between self-reform or SEC's taking over lock, stock & barrel.

From Time Magazine Archive

He advised me, as a means of self-reform, to make my choice of a profession, and to absorb myself in closer studies than any that I had yet pursued.

From The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie