Sentence examples for some modernising from inspiring English sources
He has previously been mooted as deputy prime minister in a unity cabinet or could be kept on as justice secretary, given he is only part-way through some modernising reforms.
The front-runners are Mr Hollande's ex-partner and a defeated presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal; Bertrand Delanoë, mayor of Paris; and, in a late surge, Martine Aubry, mayor of Lille and architect of France's 35-hour week.Given that the Socialists have lost three presidential elections in a row, some modernising might seem in order.
She knows her church still has some modernising to do, but does not want to stamp out all dissent, even those who wouldn't take communion from her, she insists: "I think we are a better organisation for being able to have honest, robust disagreement that doesn't stop us from serving the kingdom of God together".
His backing for Cooper suggests that the Blairite wing now believes she is the candidate with some modernising credentials who is best placed to beat Corbyn.
David Cameron had signalled he would be quite relaxed about the whole thing, and there were a few rumours that some modernising Conservative ministers would support AV.
He pushed through painful structural reforms and made some progress in modernising the economy.
At some point modernised with a dinged-up metal desk, sink and toilet, the cell is perhaps less grim than it was in Wilde's time, when evidence of his dysentery overflowed the small tin vessel he had to use for a toilet and made his warders gag.
Many of the other ministers are modernising technocrats, some with links to the formerly ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party.Rafael Correa, a Christian left-winger, won Ecuador's presidential election by a 14-point margin over Álvaro Noboa, a banana-exporting billionaire.
Each of these modest reforms might strengthen the monarchy, leading some republicans to argue against "modernising" the institution.
An analysis of the literature showed the need for studies aimed at reviewing the MFAS by eliminating some items and modifying and "modernising" others.
At some stage we'll look at refreshing and modernising the logo but not for quite some time.
