noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a criminal investigation (= when a possible crime is investigated )
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The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the bombing.
a murder investigation
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A murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in a tunnel.
a police investigation
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Despite a police investigation, no arrests were made.
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 investigation
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The police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.
carry out an investigation
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The police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.
conduct an investigation/inquiry
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Experts conducted an investigation into the causes of the crash.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
full investigation
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The BBC promised a full investigation .
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.
searching questions/investigation/examination etc
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Interviewees need to be ready for some searching questions.
undercover investigation
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an undercover investigation
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
criminal
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This was counter-productive in alienating those sectors of the community whose co-operation was essential to criminal investigation .
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It is true that warrants to the police in criminal investigations may be renewed only for one month.
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Torture is also routine in criminal investigations , even for the most petty offense.
detailed
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How royal conflicts could engage these various interests is best seen through a detailed investigation of one particular crisis.
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The association's own quantity surveyor and marketing department made detailed investigations .
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The action follows detailed investigations carried out by the board last month.
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Fleischmann and Hawkins were making the detailed investigations .
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The detailed investigation of selected planning departments involves interviews with key personnel.
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He realized the need for a static locomotive-testing plant where detailed scientific investigations could be made.
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Hannah was a thing to be explored, dissected through detailed empirical investigation .
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This information should be the subject of a detailed investigation as a follow-up stage.
empirical
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Pride of place in this endeavour was given to systematic and properly grounded empirical investigation .
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The particular blend of instrumentality and expressiveness for given individuals is a matter for empirical investigation .
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The second kind has to do with the conceptual coherence of the theory that the empirical investigation is designed to support.
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The empirical investigations of Modigliani and Miller 2 were conducted on examples of oil and electric utility companies.
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Patient and painstaking empirical investigation would reveal the optimum measure of reform.
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They comment on, gloss, and interpret his writings, and spend too little time in empirical observation and investigation .
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What this means is that there is no way that any hypothesis drawn from Marxist theory can be disproved by empirical investigation .
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Hannah was a thing to be explored, dissected through detailed empirical investigation .
federal
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The VitaPro contract is among several awarded by the prison agency that are now the focus of state and federal criminal investigations .
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The convictions capped a two-year federal investigation that showed the ex-officers accepted payoffs for protecting the drug shipments.
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But political fisticuffs may be less worrisome for him than the mess created by the indictments and the continuing federal investigations .
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The soft drink deal was placed on hold last year after the Postal Service Board of Governors learned of the federal investigation .
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Woodward placed a quick call to a source working on the federal investigation .
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Zimmermann was the target of a federal investigation for his role in creating a publicly available cryptography program called Pretty Good Privacy.
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Traficant, who has a number of constituents alleging problems with the implants, has been calling for federal investigations since 1995.
formal
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The Commission for Racial Equality can carry out a formal investigation and issue a non-discrimination notice.
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Ossig concedes that a formal investigation was not done, saying there was not enough evidence to justify it.
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The commission has confirmed to Community Care that it is carrying out another formal investigation under section 6 of the Charities Act.
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He is being placed under formal investigation for allegedly concealing losses at a Paribas unit in 1991.
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The results of this formal investigation are very significant for those employers who insert mobility clauses into employees' contracts of employment.
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With that, the formal investigation of charges centering on a college course Gingrich once taught will come to an end.
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It is crucial that there are formal epidemiological investigations of diseases in all post-conflict areas.
full
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There has got to be a full investigation .
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A full investigation was to take place.
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Coronary vasoconstriction has been suggested by several case-reports but full cardiac investigations have seldom been carried out.
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We must complete full investigations prior to commencing remedial repairs.
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Select committees were set up by the House with full powers of investigation .
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These were issued by Innocent's officials without a full investigation of the facts.
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A full investigation has been started.
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He promised, however, that there would be a full investigation and said that the results would be made public.
further
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Fred's attitude of surly non-cooperativeness makes further investigation difficult.
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Presence of an osmolal gap should prompt further investigation as to its cause.
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However, if the test shows any abnormality you may need further investigation or treatment.
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He was not cited pending further investigation .
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In some cases you will need to be seen for further investigation and/or treatment.
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The men, all under 25, were questioned yesterday at Middlesbrough police station before being released on bail pending further investigations .
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The surgeon was relieved of the need for further investigation of the swelling.
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Significant further research and investigation of the possibilities and benefits to be derived from such an approach are recommended. 14.4.
independent
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A lack of independent investigation into complaints.
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The debate in Congress comes against a backdrop of complaints over the high cost of independent counsel investigations .
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So does Mr Burgreen, who asked Mr Miller's office to start conducting independent investigations into all future police shootings.
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First, they say, independent counsel investigations are too open-ended and too expensive.
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Today police began an independent investigation into these allegations.
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Bockius, to conduct an independent investigation , Murphy said.
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The reports said the independent investigation team was still looking for the flight data recorder.
internal
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Polisario sources claimed that in a recent internal investigation he had been found guilty of corruption and diversion of funds.
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An internal investigation last year failed to turn up the culprit, according to Disneyland spokesman Tom Brocato.
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The roster, till rolls and security cameras were examined in Thresher's own internal investigation .
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He has made no public comment since the school began an internal investigation in November regarding recruiting.
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After an internal investigation on Monday, the Bafta council rejected allegations of vote-rigging.
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The most far-reaching internal investigation in Phoenix police history cost four officers their jobs Friday for purchasing banned rifles under false pretenses.
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The practice was stopped immediately it was discovered and is now under internal investigation .
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The Justice Department began an internal investigation , and Republicans began aiming for Coffey.
ongoing
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Files of ongoing investigations already are sealed.
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Eugene Watts, R-Galloway, and three lobbying groups also were indicted in the ongoing investigation .
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The names of the other males were not released, Trujillo said, because of an ongoing investigation .
scientific
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Psychic phenomena seemed to cry out for, and lend themselves to, scientific investigation .
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That is not an argument for stopping scientific investigation .
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The Bible as holy literature, the oracles of the Logos, has become for them an inanimate object of scientific investigation .
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The problem needed to be handed over to scientific investigation .
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Curiosity, as I have already remarked, is essential to inquiry: without it, no scientific investigation would even begin.
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Firstly, systems science which deals with the scientific investigation of systems and with theory in various sciences.
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For many people, this practical issue will overshadow the refinements of scientific investigation , but this would be a pity.
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In all directions it seemed that scientific investigation was triumphing over ignorance, and scientific analysis replacing rule of thumb.
subsequent
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The complaints must be made to the police themselves in the first instance and all subsequent investigations are undertaken by police officers.
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The subsequent 15-month investigation was carried out by officers from the Avon and Somerset Constabulary.
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He very soon diversified, however, and his subsequent career included investigations in many areas.
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A subsequent military investigation placed the blame squarely on city officials.
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The Museum of Transport is housed in the Kelvin Hall and subsequent investigation revealed that 3 cars were infested.
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If we had no rights of participation in the subsequent investigation , we would have no reliable means of obtaining the information.
thorough
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They were far from being a pretty sight but he forced himself to carry out as thorough an investigation as he could.
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He resolved upon a more thorough investigation of the crater by a trained field geologist.
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The aim should be to carry out a prompt and thorough investigation .
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A thorough police investigation is being conducted into conduct at the school and former pupils will be interviewed.
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Sabotage was suspected but after a thorough investigation was never proved.
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We supported the demands for a thorough and credible investigation by independent and impartial experts.
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But before any work starts, Swindon Friends of the Earth wants a thorough investigation into the possible dangers.
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The study has been going since early 1998, and is the most thorough investigation into speed limiters ever carried out.
■ NOUN
accident
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The Department of Transport's marine accident investigation branch has started an inquiry.
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I expect shortly to receive reports from the marine accident investigation branch of a number of recent fishing vessel accidents.
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There remain the specialists who look after the flight recorder side of aircraft accident investigation .
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Air accident investigations will take months.
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There are 30 courses dedicated to specific safety issues, such as handling portable gas cylinders, food hygiene and accident investigation procedures.
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The truth is that aircraft accident investigation should be carried out in a completely impartial and objective manner.
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The wreckage was then taken to the air accident investigation unit at Farnborough.
murder
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That undertaking seemed to be developing into a commitment to conduct a private murder investigation in a foreign country.
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But the movie tells the wrong story, getting detoured into a murder investigation whose solution is far too obvious.
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Read in studio Voice over Detectives have started a murder investigation after part of a human torso was found in a lake.
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C., man during the murder investigation .
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Panorama on the Cardiff Three revealed the irregularities of the police approach to the murder investigation .
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Marek asked how much progress she had made in her murder investigation .
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He says he's also sueing the police because he's bitter about his treatment during the murder investigation .
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Was this a normal or reasonable way of conducting murder investigations ?
■ VERB
begin
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Tomorrow Aileen Taylor begins a two part investigation into a problem many of us have encountered.
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The girl told another lawyer about their prior encounter, and police began an investigation .
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He dutifully ceased to send presents, and instead began a systematic investigation of her circumstances.
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He has made no public comment since the school began an internal investigation in November regarding recruiting.
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Line is paid out as the ferret begins its investigation .
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It appeared that no aircraft were in danger in either incident, but the National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation .
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In 1829 a Royal Commission of Enquiry, appointed because of recurrent annual deficits, began an investigation of the colony's affairs.
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Reynolds returned on the next available plane and immediately began a quiet investigation .
carry
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The Commission for Racial Equality can carry out a formal investigation and issue a non-discrimination notice.
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A Home Office pathologist and forensic science team are at the scene, carrying out a full investigation .
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The commission has confirmed to Community Care that it is carrying out another formal investigation under section 6 of the Charities Act.
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The Committee took just under 12 months to carry out its investigation .
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After talking to Jean, Doug had carried out some investigations of his own.
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Q: Well, do you think the Church is the correct body to carry out such an investigation ?
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Is he aware that I have been carrying out my own investigations , including a trip through the channel?
conduct
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Now, the police and trading standards are conducting an investigation into the matter.
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The lawyer said he will use the arraignment delay to conduct his own investigation .
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However the FBI-style agency will not conduct its own investigations or prosecutions, although many Whitehall insiders believe this could eventually happen.
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The judge then ordered the lead plaintiffs' lawyer in the class-action suit to conduct an investigation .
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That undertaking seemed to be developing into a commitment to conduct a private murder investigation in a foreign country.
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Bill Thomas, R-Calif., shortly before the House voted 224-187 to authorize an eight-member panel to conduct the investigation .
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The Commission has a discretion to conduct an investigation in order to collect information and evidence pertinent to the request for assistance.
continue
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He continued his investigation and on 12 April 1991 presented a very full report to the Islands' Presbytery.
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But political fisticuffs may be less worrisome for him than the mess created by the indictments and the continuing federal investigations .
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Coroner, Lester Madrell adjourned the hearing for police to continue their investigations .
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His connection to an Arkansas land deal known as Whitewater continues under investigation .
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But detectives are continuing their investigations .
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She has been a key figure in the continuing investigations into the Whitewater land deal in Arkansas.
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Local police are continuing their investigations into the incident.
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And also tomorrow, Alison MacDonald will continue her investigation into the tricky relationship between society and young children.
follow
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Oklahoma coach John Blake suspended four football players following an investigation of a fight at a Norman area restaurant.
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The action follows detailed investigations carried out by the board last month.
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Weld claims he followed up with an investigation .
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There followed a much publicised investigation , and in March 1988, Spens was charged.
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The city decided to file a lawsuit against Lucky following the investigation by the county department.
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Abuse of justice may follow delay in investigation: .
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The governing body must be able to demonstrate that it has acted on reasonable grounds following reasonable investigations .
involve
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The project will involve investigation of how object naming operates in adults.
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The tutor will provide instruction in methodologies involved in an investigation and in the interpersonal skills which may be required.
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The answer to this question involves an investigation of the construction of meaning in interaction processes.
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She couldn't be involved in a police investigation .
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This might involve them in consulting books and other sources, or it might involve practical investigations .
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Stephen Lawrence's parents are suing 42 officers involved in the failed investigation of his murder, including Sir Paul.
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As a result part of the administration of some benefits can involve an investigation of a relationship between people sharing accomodation.
launch
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The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation of both incidents.
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The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation and will look at the pilots reports.
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The complaints prompted three different agencies to launch investigations .
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It's launched an investigation into what went wrong last night.
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The agency has launched 340 criminal investigations against tax resisters since 1993, winning 162 convictions.
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Police have launched an investigation and they're appealing for witnesses.
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Gloucestershire Trading Standards have launched an investigation .
lead
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Objects ought to lead to investigations about the society that produced them and the people who used them.
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Special prosecutor Kenneth Starr, reversing himself after days of criticism, Friday said he would continue to lead the Whitewater investigation .
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Det Chief Inspector George Brown, the officer leading the investigation , is still confident the killers will be caught.
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They do, however, decide whether to notify the state or federal authorities who lead such investigations .
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It also led to an investigation of whether anything said in that review had been noticed by the author.
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Y., who is leading the Senate investigation .
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As the huge hunt for the bombers continued, Mr Clarke talked to senior officers leading the investigation .
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At about the second hour of day I was told that Kenamun would be leading the investigation .
order
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The failure to order a criminal investigation drew immediate criticism from several policyholders' lawyers.
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Home Office officials have ordered an investigation into the case.
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After ordering investigations of many others, Texas state prison board chairman Allan Polunsky has a new target: himself.
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Sir John has reportedly ordered an investigation into allegations that the unit burgled and burnt down his offices to destroy evidence.
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Congress orders investigations , and suddenly the rest of the mainstream media begin covering them as legitimate stories.
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Education Secretary John Patten ordered an investigation into huge differences in performance between local authorities.
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Amin ordered an investigation , during the period of which I was in a constant terror.
require
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I agree with the judge that the paper evidence discloses matters which require investigation .
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These are issues which require fuller investigation .
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Statistical analysis of language requires investigation of corpora to derive probabilistic models of the language.
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These other possible connections to income taxation require separate investigation for a fuller picture to be painted.
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A policy taken out shortly before a holiday commences immediately followed by a claim under this Section requires careful investigation .
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But identifying them, learning about their behaviour and distribution and understanding what makes them tick, requires some enjoyable investigation .
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Obviously all claims not requiring the appointment of Loss Adjusters can not be inspected but certain categories require closer investigation than others.
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The reasons why this alternative was not adopted in Britain require investigation .
start
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The Bucharest supreme court has started fresh investigations .
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The Home Office will start the investigation next month.
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Many primary teachers start investigations of the past by working out from the history of the school, village or local area.
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Midlands Electricity has started an investigation into how the fire started.
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Roberts called a meeting of the Town Council and he and Cross asked the police to start an investigation .
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Read in studio Voice over Detectives have started a murder investigation after part of a human torso was found in a lake.
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So does Mr Burgreen, who asked Mr Miller's office to start conducting independent investigations into all future police shootings.
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But if the police handle things badly it could ruin my client's reputation and start a lot of unwelcome investigation .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a criminal investigation
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Following a major police investigation , two men have been arrested.
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Prison officials are carrying out a full investigation after two prisoners escaped from a prison vehicle.
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The investigation into the cause of the air crash is continuing.
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the investigation of drug smuggling
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The Senator promised a thorough investigation into the fund-raising activities of both parties.