independent investigation

collocation in English

meaningsofindependentandinvestigation

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independent
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, ...
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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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(Definition ofindependentandinvestigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It includes the establishment of a police ombudsman for theindependentinvestigationof complaints against the police.
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There is a case, which cart be substantiated in terms of anyindependentinvestigation, for investigating whether that margin should not be increased.
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Therefore, will he ensure that theindependentinvestigationhas the resources and has access to the documentation to get to the bottom of this matter?
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We asked for anindependentinvestigation, and the facts were confirmed.
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We are not currently persuaded of the need forindependentinvestigationof such complaints.
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He will not make anindependentinvestigationand a report.
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There has been anindependentinvestigationand a decision to issue warrants against two individuals.
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They are doing spiritual evangelistic work, and anyindependentinvestigationwould establish that fact.
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To my surprise, a slight majority of all ranks were willing to accept suchindependentinvestigation.
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The level of the margin and the yield have been established after anindependentinvestigationby a firm of accountants.
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That is certainly an attempt in special cases to obtain the semblance of anindependentinvestigation.
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I am demanding anindependentinvestigationof the incident.
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Any evidence of that will be fully considered in theindependentinvestigation.
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I understand that in this case he will take account of the findings of thisindependentinvestigation, so far as they are relevant.
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I have asked the chairman to satisfy himself about what happened in the land transactions, with the commissioning of anindependentinvestigation.
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Does he realise that the miners are beginning to demand anindependentinvestigationinto the whole question of costing?
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In the first place, we ought to recognise that to the outside world this will not be anindependentinvestigation.
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One of the most urgent problems will be to demand anindependentinvestigationinto this abnormal expenditure of £1½ million.
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I accept entirely the case which he and others have made forindependentinvestigationof these extremely difficult problems.
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In the private sector, it has been extended to insurance, so that we now have theindependentinvestigationof complaints against insurance companies.
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