painstaking investigation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpainstakingandinvestigation
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painstaking
adjective
uk/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot ...
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investigation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌves.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover ...
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As a result, the overabundance of potential distances between pitches has become the source ofpainstakinginvestigation.
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Identifying them and establishing their existence requirespainstakinginvestigationand adequate powers.
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It is, indeed, a matter of careful andpainstakinginvestigation.
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Skilled protection,painstakinginvestigation, patient negotiation and tight command and control have brought the police, and therefore the public, the rewards of success.
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I can find no grounds for dissenting from the conclusion at which the committee arrived, after apainstakinginvestigation.
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It is the fruit of very careful andpainstakinginvestigation.
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Withoutpainstakinginvestigationwe cannot know how many schools fall into each category.
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I know that many police officers feel frustrated that, after long and painstaking investigations, criminal sentences are often inadequate.
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The painstaking investigations of police officers and social workers can too often come to nothing because of the insensitivity and rigidity of the criminal justice system.
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His painstaking investigations, his lucid reports, and his wisdom in counsel displayed during the period of his appointment placed him in the front rank of public health officers.
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