noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
close scrutiny (= careful and thorough examination of someone or something )
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The investigation included close scrutiny of the images on CCTV.
intense scrutiny (= being examined very carefully )
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The mining industry is coming under intense scrutiny over its environmental record.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
careful
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Each process had to undergo careful scrutiny by the Environmental Health Department, and the cooks had to pass medical tests.
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Incidentally, that experiment is now also under careful scrutiny in Professor Krauss's laboratory.
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I have done that after the most careful scrutiny .
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Such figures as we have need careful scrutiny , because they rarely take account of those who came back.
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Efforts to stain paper artificially to give an appearance of age have little hope of withstanding careful scrutiny .
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Since these behavioural data are so crucial to interpreting the physiological findings they will repay careful scrutiny .
close
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Abie did not bother to make a closer scrutiny .
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Spying is a tricky business, not a subject suitable for close public scrutiny .
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Other popular myths also fail to withstand close scrutiny .
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Federal Trade Commission officials would not comment on the deal, but are expected by industry experts to give it close scrutiny .
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From close scrutiny , it soon emerges that they all have several features in common.
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She said the elections department is under close scrutiny now.
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Nelson's detailed account is well worth close scrutiny for it illustrates many aspects of socio-ecology most cogently.
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A close scrutiny of films showing lions killing zebras does not bear this out.
critical
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Marxist theory, in particular, has been subjected to an intense critical scrutiny , from which it has emerged considerably changed.
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It can therefore pay to subject your verbal presentation to some extremely critical scrutiny before it reaches its final destination.
detailed
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The most original observations in the book result from this detailed scrutiny .
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After the closest and most detailed scrutiny , I am absolutely persuaded that that will be achieved.
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Land ownership and the life of indigenous communities is also receiving detailed scrutiny .
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Dicey's views on the rule of law also merit detailed scrutiny .
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Although we welcome the Bill, we shall subject it to detailed scrutiny in Committee.
great
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Although, as money runs out, the cost-effectiveness of non-traditional classes comes under greater scrutiny .
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The leap has left him and his performance under great scrutiny .
intense
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Far from privileging authorial discourse, such writing submits the figure of the author and his/her subjectivity to intense scrutiny .
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Ventresca was under intense scrutiny regarding his qualifications for the job.
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His intense scrutiny took in the shadowy and empty lengths of the corridor.
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But they have toiled all season under the pressure of intense public scrutiny and the weight of great expectations.
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It's been a tough and bruising campaign, with the backgrounds of both candidates coming under intense scrutiny .
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Its investment methods and specific investment assumptions will be held up to intense public scrutiny .
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Marxist theory, in particular, has been subjected to an intense critical scrutiny , from which it has emerged considerably changed.
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Mr Barry has been under intense scrutiny ever since.
judicial
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This is judicial scrutiny and the power of the courts to regulate telephone-tapping and to deal with illegal or improper conduct.
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Those classifications would be free from exacting judicial scrutiny .
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Congress no longer can choose Supreme Court nominees -- a cozy practice that helped shield legislators from judicial scrutiny .
open
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A: Our findings will be open to scrutiny from any recognised scientific institution that may be interested.
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Rather, it should be acknowledged and, in so doing, be open to scrutiny and accountability.
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Child society was thrown open to public scrutiny by the detachment of so many children from their family of birth.
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He wondered why, when other wartime files have long been open to scrutiny .
parliamentary
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Nevertheless, it is still open to question whether these arrangements are an adequate substitute for parliamentary scrutiny .
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It reformed the judicial system, buttressing its independence, and introduced parliamentary scrutiny of important public sector contracts and appointments.
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They are not subject to Parliamentary scrutiny .
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There is still a key opportunity for local authorities to learn the lessons from the national parliamentary mechanisms for scrutiny and accountability.
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Lord Young replies the same day, discussing in detail how to avoid parliamentary and commission scrutiny .
public
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Conclusion Somehow, a stronger system of checks and balances and of public scrutiny in order to ensure greater objectivity must be established.
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It will open up county government for more public scrutiny , always a good thing.
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As government expenditures have grown, the objectives and results of such programmes have come under increased public scrutiny .
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Some restaurants and bars near local and national government centers say public scrutiny is killing business.
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Most, however, felt that such practices were not topics to be made available for public scrutiny .
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As a result, local economic development tends to remove significant actions of local government from public scrutiny .
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Child society was thrown open to public scrutiny by the detachment of so many children from their family of birth.
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Like anyone who has lived most of his life in relative obscurity, Payne remains uncomfortable with public scrutiny .
strict
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But Justice hesitated; it had never before asked any federal court to hold gender-based classification to the strict scrutiny standard.
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Rationing of foods became stricter and police scrutiny tighter.
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H-4 must needs submit to a new trial, under stricter scrutiny .
■ VERB
avoid
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Lord Young replies the same day, discussing in detail how to avoid parliamentary and commission scrutiny .
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Such organizations manage to avoid democratic scrutiny almost entirely.
bear
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I had a feeling that his logic would not bear close scrutiny but was too numb to argue with the ancient greenkeeper.
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The material did not bear scrutiny .
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Yet the argument that Hong Kong could learn from Macau in safeguarding its interests bears little scrutiny .
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Numerically, it was an impressive record but it did not bear too much scrutiny .
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A world that would be liked by contemporary people which do not always bear scrutiny .
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Such a solution does not bear a close scrutiny .
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His relationship background didn't bear scrutiny either, having virtually abandoned his first wife and three other children.
come
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This was a tumultuous time, when many public figures came under political scrutiny .
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Law, love and trust all come under scrutiny by protagonist Frank August.
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So long as selection policies did not come under scrutiny this was acceptable.
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The question of his family would come under closer scrutiny .
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It's been a tough and bruising campaign, with the backgrounds of both candidates coming under intense scrutiny .
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He said the company came under scrutiny along with other insurers after allegations were first made against Metropolitan Life in 1993.
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Blood pressure, cholesterol levels, height and weight, exercise and lifestyle all come under close scrutiny .
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The human capacity for love comes under especially close scrutiny .
face
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The offer will face scrutiny under competition rules.
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The deal also faces regulatory scrutiny amid concerns about the increased dominance of a handful of companies controlling access to the internet.
give
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Only when a firm is put into play or bid for is the management's performance given any scrutiny .
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The potential concentration of those activities might also prompt antitrust regulators to give any merger close scrutiny , Threlfall said.
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Federal Trade Commission officials would not comment on the deal, but are expected by industry experts to give it close scrutiny .
increase
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As we shall see later, the economic performance of the Magnox reactors has also come under increasing scrutiny .
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The board took steps Friday to increase scrutiny of purchasing and construction contracts.
receive
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Land ownership and the life of indigenous communities is also receiving detailed scrutiny .
stand
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Their attitude scarcely stands up to scrutiny .
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However, they do not stand up to scrutiny .
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Indeed the habits of our civilised forebears at work and play would not always stand up to the scrutiny of the modern conscience.
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The idea may not stand too much scrutiny , but it has charm.
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How does it stand up to this scrutiny ?
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Fortunately, it stands up to scrutiny .
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It is as well that such arguments do not stand up to serious scrutiny .
subject
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Bringing these out in the open and subjecting them to scrutiny and analysis will yield fruitful results.
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The monarchists and conservatives claimed that all national and public figures and their acts should always be subject to scrutiny and criticism.
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Nothing is taken for granted, everything at every period is subjected to searching scrutiny .
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All bibliographical information provided by suppliers to libraries should be subjected to close scrutiny .
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It is a disgrace that Government Departments are not subjected to the same scrutiny and punishments.
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The design of each of the new qualifications is currently being subjected to intensive scrutiny and consultation.
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However, it is clear from these three papers that the Continental traditions themselves need to be subjected to feminist scrutiny .
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It means only that ideas both given and new will be subjected to scrutiny and not simply accepted on trust.
survive
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In my time you even had to survive Hansen's unofficial scrutiny before you made it to the first team.
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True, most of these beliefs contain grains of truth, but their omnipotent power does not survive close scrutiny .
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It is because their hybrids do not survive the scrutiny of natural selection.
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Moreover, these traditional wisdoms of family life do not survive modern scrutiny .
undergo
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Now the pervasive influence of irrational forces, incongruous in a profession which prizes objective judgment, is to undergo scientific scrutiny .
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Lawyers must be prepared to undergo scrutiny and be held accountable for whatever they do.
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Each process had to undergo careful scrutiny by the Environmental Health Department, and the cooks had to pass medical tests.
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We urge that all commercially marketed aids to stopping smoking should undergo the same regulatory scrutiny .
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Accordingly, the process by which meta-analyses are carried out has undergone scrutiny .
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We have recently undergone a hygiene scrutiny by a member of our Health and Safety Department at head office.
withstand
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Other popular myths also fail to withstand close scrutiny .
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None of that would matter much if the material could withstand the scrutiny .
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Efforts to stain paper artificially to give an appearance of age have little hope of withstanding careful scrutiny .
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Dogmas that could not withstand scrutiny withered, while those that accommodated observations and questioning prospered.
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But neither he nor his flat tax could withstand the media scrutiny and attacks from Dole and much of the Republican establishment.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
come in for criticism/blame/scrutiny
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Thompson came in for sharp criticism from women's groups.
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Mr Gonzalez has also come in for criticism from within his own party.
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NTOs have come in for criticism for failing to make significant strides in plugging the skills gap.
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The Belfry came in for criticism with some newspapers saying it was no place to stage a match of this importance.
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The Court of Appeal has struggled to reconcile the two decisions but has come in for criticism.
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The patient's colour, face and body features as well as pulse and tongue will also come in for scrutiny.
come under attack/fire/scrutiny etc
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At a deeper level, however, the concept of the mentally abnormal female offender has come under scrutiny.
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He added that to be accurate, the aircraft would have to risk coming under fire.
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He said the company came under scrutiny along with other insurers after allegations were first made against Metropolitan Life in 1993.
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In addition to facing the ire of frustrated riders, Muni has also come under fire recently from federal safety officials.
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Patrick is generally regarded as having been an aggressive enforcer of civil-rights laws and often came under fire from conservatives.
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Police came under attack from bottles, bricks and plastic crates.
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Sir Derek came under fire from several shareholders.
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Their vehicle came under fire but was not hit.
the glare of publicity/the media/public scrutiny etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Airlines have increased their scrutiny of the size and amount of carry-on luggage.
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Closer scrutiny of the document revealed a number of interesting facts.
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Once you become famous your private life comes under public scrutiny .
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The city's elections department has been under scrutiny since last year.
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The company's plans for expansion have attracted scrutiny from consumer groups.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Depressingly, the Labour party managed to run an entire campaign without exposing its candidate to genuine scrutiny at public meetings.
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Like anyone who has lived most of his life in relative obscurity, Payne remains uncomfortable with public scrutiny .
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More often auctions are not reviewed; this is a pity, since the management of markets in art deserves scrutiny .
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She said the elections department is under close scrutiny now.