internal investigation

collocation in English

meaningsofinternalandinvestigation

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internal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us
/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
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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 ofinternalandinvestigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She recently answered the question by refusing to give the date, on the ground that aninternalinvestigationis being conducted.
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I should like to see the clauses so framed that aninternalinvestigationunder the schedule should be accompanied by external investigations.
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The board of inquiry into this fire was aninternalinvestigationdesigned to establish the facts and prevent a recurrence.
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The railway has carried out aninternalinvestigation.
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Not only the police proceedings, but an exhaustiveinternalinvestigation, found nothing to substantiate it.
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It is said that the acting divisional manager of the company caused aninternalinvestigationto be carried out.
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We should remember that we are discussing aninternalinvestigationby a chief officer of a complaint about someone under his discipline.
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In response to their complaint, aninternalinvestigationwas held.
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The procedure is for aninternalinvestigationto be started.
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There had been a similar case the previous year, involving the same consultant pathologist, which had resulted in aninternalinvestigation.
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That was done without any apparentinternalinvestigation.
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In view of the serious implications, the chief executive caused aninternalinvestigationto be carried out.
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In every case where equipment was reported stolen, aninternalinvestigationwas carried out.
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Will there be aninternalinvestigationby our authorities to see how security can be improved?
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Aninternalinvestigationwas carried out, led by the trust's joint medical director, and in accordance with its agreed employment procedures.
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It was aninternalinvestigationrelating to three minor discrepancies only.
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For the private hospital just to conduct its owninternalinvestigationis clearly not enough in such circumstances.
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Yesterday the chairman offered to conduct aninternalinvestigation.
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I might add that the existence of thatinternalinvestigationwas revealed only after it had concluded that everything was above board and squeaky clean.
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Calling in the police was delayed for a total of six weeks while aninternalinvestigationwas carried out under the personal supervision of the union's general secretary.
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