noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an accident investigation/inquiry
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The two deaths are the subject of an accident inquiry.
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Accident investigations often take months.
call for an inquiry/investigation
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Relatives have called for an inquiry into the causes of the plane crash.
carry out an inquiry
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A formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.
carry out an inquiry
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A formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.
conduct an investigation/inquiry
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Experts conducted an investigation into the causes of the crash.
court of inquiry
impartial inquiry
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an impartial inquiry into the deaths
independent inquiry/advice/opinion etc (= carried out by or given by an independent person or organization )
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Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings.
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the results of an independent study
lead an investigation/inquiry/campaign
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The investigation will be led by Inspector Scarfe.
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They are leading a campaign to warn teenagers about the dangers of drug abuse.
line of argument/reasoning/inquiry etc
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It seemed useless to pursue this line of questioning.
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Opposition parties soon realized they would have to try a different line of attack.
public inquiry
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There will be a public inquiry into the sinking of the oil tanker.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fatal
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Margaret Elder was giving evidence on the first day of the fatal accident inquiry into drugs deaths in Glasgow.
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The latest incidents come just hours after yesterday's fatal accident inquiry into the upsurge of drug deaths in the city.
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Angry parents have condemned the fatal accident inquiry into drugs deaths in Glasgow as a waste of time.
full
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Calls from every side for a full judicial inquiry into the whole affair grew louder.
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A full internal inquiry has begun.
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They added that a full inquiry would be set up to investigate what happened.
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They were immediately suspended on full pay pending a full inquiry .
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Stephen Merrell says a full independent inquiry should be held.
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If necessary, he suggested, a full commission of inquiry would be established.
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Pre-inquiry meetings will be held on February 26 and 27 with the full inquiry starting on May 19.
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A Chief Constable has ordered a full inquiry .
independent
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The document could not be used for an independent inquiry arising out of other facts.
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They had been spoon-fed for so long that they had lost the habit of independent inquiry .
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He hoped that it would express disquiet at the circumstances of the Tully-West shooting and would call publicly for an independent inquiry .
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Stephen Merrell says a full independent inquiry should be held.
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An independent inquiry into the death of Ashley Kriel, and for his killers to be brought to trial.
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They still want an independent inquiry conducted by doctors from outside the Oxfordshire Health Authority.
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It has decided to launch an independent inquiry , to see whether more could have been done to help him.
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Opposition parties of both the right and left joined with the unions in calling for an independent inquiry into the Fez incidents.
intellectual
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It insisted on wholly open intellectual inquiry , and on a related entire tolerance.
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While Cooley bets his intellectual life upon inquiry that depends upon such methods, these strategies for learning may fall away.
internal
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My right hon. and learned Friend has announced an internal inquiry .
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A full internal inquiry has begun.
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My hon. Friend suggested that there would be only an internal inquiry .
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Two senior officials have been suspended on full pay pending a second internal inquiry .
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An internal disciplinary inquiry will now be held, as Clare Lafferty reports.
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Helping his government and his country was one thing, but in an internal accounting inquiry that would not show up.
judicial
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Calls from every side for a full judicial inquiry into the whole affair grew louder.
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A judicial inquiry was ordered, but witnesses were threatened by the police and none would testify.
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Pretoria refuses demands for judicial inquiry into assassination squads De Klerk reformist image suffers as cover-up feared.
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Calls for a judicial inquiry are right.
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In response to Sikh accusations V. P. Singh agreed to the holding of a judicial inquiry into his death.
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Opposition parties reacted indignantly to Mr De Klerk's overnight announcement that he would not set up a judicial inquiry .
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He agreed that the aim should be a judicial inquiry .
official
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Under a Labour government, this committee would become an official inquiry into electoral reform.
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The clean-up will continue for many months while the outcome of the official inquiry will be eagerly awaited.
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The government has launched an official inquiry into his alleged ill-treatment but no findings have been made public.
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As protest spread to provincial towns on May 25, Bongo ordered an official inquiry into Rendjambe's death.
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But it would look a little odd if we were to start an official inquiry into his origins and background now.
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And they are refusing to pay out on the late flood of bets until the official inquiry is complete.
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Robert Maxwell was once declared unfit to be in charge of a major public company by an official inquiry .
parliamentary
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But it is the upcoming parliamentary inquiry into the affair that promises to produce the real fireworks.
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Shekhar initially apologised over the surveillance and offered a joint parliamentary inquiry .
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In October 1989 the opposition unsuccessfully attempted to establish a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the affair.
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On June 27 the liberal opposition failed to win sufficient support to set up a parliamentary inquiry .
public
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Their reservations were voiced at the long-running Sizewell public inquiry , where the Suffolk local authorities have just finished their evidence.
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It was agreed to establish a public inquiry into methods of limiting the concentration of newspaper and magazine ownership.
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They flew barrage balloons, commissioned perspectives and held a public inquiry .
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They wished to proceed with demolition and a public inquiry was held.
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Without delving into the legal niceties too deeply, the procedure of a public inquiry generally takes the following form.
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Yet they were not consulted before the project started and there has been no public inquiry of any kind.
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The parents of Allitt's victims have already failed in a court bid to force a public inquiry .
scientific
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In assessing whether a particular doctrine might have encouraged scientific inquiry , such ambivalence must be taken into account.
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In fact, the mathematical details are usually secondary to the logic of scientific inquiry .
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All three of Kane's categories suffer from implausible assumptions which belong in the realms of racist folklore rather than scientific inquiry .
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It is also the explanation of political behavior that has been least fully explored by means of social scientific inquiry .
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But we shall not find a consistent position in which the tasks of biblical exegesis and scientific inquiry were no longer mutually relevant.
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The fear of sounding racist has conspired to stifle debate and suppress legitimate scientific inquiry .
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Mahfouz was applying the spirit of scientific inquiry to spiritual matters.
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The great achievements of the seventeenth century seem to testify to a new independence of scientific inquiry .
social
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The sheriff demanded to know how the solicitor had got hold of a confidential social inquiry report.
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It is also the explanation of political behavior that has been least fully explored by means of social scientific inquiry .
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He was remanded in custody for social inquiry and medical reports to be prepared.
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This part of social inquiry is considered essential by Hughes.
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The cases were adjourned for the preparation of social inquiry reports.
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Sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report.
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Sentence on Paul Jowers, of no fixed address, was adjourned for a social inquiry report.
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Mr Justice Jowitt adjourned sentence for social inquiry and psychiatric reports.
■ NOUN
accident
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Margaret Elder was giving evidence on the first day of the fatal accident inquiry into drugs deaths in Glasgow.
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The latest incidents come just hours after yesterday's fatal accident inquiry into the upsurge of drug deaths in the city.
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Angry parents have condemned the fatal accident inquiry into drugs deaths in Glasgow as a waste of time.
murder
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That the police should not be involved because Medmelton had been disturbed enough without a murder inquiry being resurrected.
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Cleveland Police could not confirm last night whether or not they were treating the matter as a murder inquiry .
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It leads to death and a scandalous murder inquiry which threatens to expose some dark secrets.
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Rain asked whether there was any progress in the murder inquiry .
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Forty detectives are now involved in the murder inquiry .
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The murder inquiry based at Mere Way police station now involves sixty officers.
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There had been no more news about the murder inquiry by the time Loretta arrived at her office on Monday morning.
report
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The sheriff demanded to know how the solicitor had got hold of a confidential social inquiry report .
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Experience has shown that public inquiry reports are long and difficult to follow.
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Sentence was adjourned for a social inquiry report .
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Sentence on Paul Jowers, of no fixed address, was adjourned for a social inquiry report .
■ VERB
announce
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My right hon. and learned Friend has announced an internal inquiry .
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Mr. Hague I thank my hon. Friend for announcing the inquiry today.
begin
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The retired policeman who began the inquiry .
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I began this inquiry for myself about almost a year ago today.
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Safety officials have begun an inquiry .
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It is wise to allow the inspectorate to begin its inquiry .
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Against this background Locke begins his inquiry into the origin and extent of knowledge.
call
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Nevertheless calls for a congressional inquiry into the October Surprise allegations increased throughout the month as further circumstantial evidence was uncovered.
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But the National Union of Students rejected the authority's report and called for an independent inquiry .
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The Secretary of State thus had a duty to call a public inquiry .
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But after the hearing Mr Pratley's family said they were not satisfied and called for a public inquiry .
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We have called for an inquiry by Speaker Betty Boothroyd.
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Today, doctors' leaders call for a full inquiry into the dangers of brain damage in boxers.
carry
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That is why I directed Gwent county council to carry out a statutory inquiry into the organisation of the Ty Mawr home.
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He was carrying out a routine inquiry when his hand was severed by a Samurai sword.
conduct
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Since 1988 we have conducted a confidential inquiry into deaths due to asthma in our district.
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Hundt has sought to conduct an inquiry on liquor ads, but commissioners have been deadlocked on the issue.
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And the police will conduct an inquiry .
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It caused a fine flap and the Election Board had no choice but to conduct an inquiry .
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A Palm Beach County grand jury conducted another inquiry , completed in March.
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The Department of Elections also is conducting its own inquiry .
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Later, according to Ayash, Livingston stripped her of her clinical duties while the hospital conducted an inquiry into her role.
demand
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Peter Wakeham is leading a group of more than a hundred people demanding an inquiry .
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Now senators and congressmen have demanded an inquiry , and President Corazón Aquino has promised a crackdown.
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Mr Gould wrote to Mr Major demanding an inquiry .
follow
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Construction following a public inquiry is likely to begin in 1997.
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Six hundred villas will be built in the Center Parcs development at the Wilts safari park estate following an inquiry .
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The decision, following a public inquiry in February, clears the way for a controversial gipsy transit camp.
head
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At the end of November 1983, I announced that I was going to head an inquiry into occupational pensions.
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Fred Thompson, who also heads a forthcoming Senate inquiry into fund-raising excesses by both parties during the 1996 campaign.
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The government inspector who headed the two-day public inquiry in January upheld the local authority's fears.
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Detective Superintendent Ian Whinnett, heading the inquiry , said she was in a state of deep shock.
hold
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Norton to Saltholme transmission line without holding a public inquiry .
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He also criticised the decision to hold a public inquiry in privately-owned property.
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Two of the 29 who held the inquiry were members of the Medical Defence Union but not of its managing body.
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From 5 July only five strokes will be permitted before local stewards consider holding an inquiry into the rider's performance.
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It is certainly right to hold the inquiry but we should not expect too much from it.
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With pensions we had been open about holding an inquiry .
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He was therefore not bound to hold an inquiry or grant a hearing prior to making the deportation order.
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She asked the Secretary of State to hold an inquiry at which parties could be heard and witnesses examined.
launch
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The Justice Department has launched a broader inquiry into the alleged solicitation of foreign donors by the Democrats, particularly Huang.
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He then launched an inquiry into why she was granted Legal Aid.
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The government has launched an official inquiry into his alleged ill-treatment but no findings have been made public.
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Yesterday, teams of police and forensic experts launched a massive inquiry to find the mindless yobs.
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Governor Peter Leonard, who launched an inquiry yesterday, said only prompt action by staff prevented a violent free-for-all.
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It has decided to launch an independent inquiry , to see whether more could have been done to help him.
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Police say they haven't launched a murder inquiry at this stage.
lead
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The man leading the latest inquiry into drug-taking says it confirms our reputation as a nation of substance-abusers.
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The row over the 4p increase has now led to a public inquiry .
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Det Supt Bob Fenton, who is leading the inquiry , said all the new information would be studied closely.
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Complaints have led to an inquiry by the Office of Fair Trading.
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Yesterday Chief Insp Harvey Harris, who is leading the inquiry , renewed his appeals for help.
open
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Police have opened an inquiry into the death.
order
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The Speaker, Betty Boothroyd, should order an immediate inquiry into the activities of the Whips that night.
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As protest spread to provincial towns on May 25, Bongo ordered an official inquiry into Rendjambe's death.
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A Chief Constable has ordered a full inquiry .
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The League have ordered an inquiry .
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The prime minister, Bu lent Ecevit, has ordered an inquiry .
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The issue has already prompted Environment Secretary Michael Howerd to order a public inquiry into the proposal.
set
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The government refused to set up a public inquiry .
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My resolve to set up an inquiry into the social security system was strengthened by one other important factor.
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It's the fourth such death this year, and the sport's governing body has now set up an inquiry .
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Opposition parties reacted indignantly to Mr De Klerk's overnight announcement that he would not set up a judicial inquiry .
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He will also be aware that Gwynedd has set up an inquiry into those incidents.
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On June 27 the liberal opposition failed to win sufficient support to set up a parliamentary inquiry .
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Now officials in Gloucestershire have set up an inquiry .
tell
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Sam Somerville and Duncan McCrea would later tell the inquiry that they were as stunned as those listening on the line.
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Survivors of the Paddington rail disaster told the inquiry that inadequate emergency equipment hampered efforts to save lives.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
house-to-house inquiries/search/collection etc
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Another was a newcomer to our church and to our city, doing an Edinburgh house-to-house collection for the first time.
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It was Major Volpi who had been given responsibility for putting up road-blocks and carrying out house-to-house searches.
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Officers would also be making house-to-house inquiries, said a Hertfordshire Police spokesman.
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Peacekeeping troops set up road blocks and conducted house-to-house searches.
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Road blocks were set up and a helicopter brought in from Manchester as police began house-to-house inquiries.
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Some 200 militants were arrested in house-to-house searches beginning on April 13.
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The street collection raised £255.41 and the house-to-house collection realised £2,928.
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We will be making street and house-to-house collections during Battle of Britain Week.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An inquiry will be held to discover why the school's educational record is so bad.
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Local people are calling for an inquiry into the accident.
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On further inquiry , it became clear that Walters had not been involved.
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The inquiry will be supervised by a senior judge.
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The chancellor must convince students that the inquiry was thorough and fair.