investigative work
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinvestigativeandwork
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investigative
adjective
uk/ɪnˈves.tɪ.ɡə.tɪv/us/ɪnˈves.təˌɡeɪ.t̬ɪv/
involving examining facts, events, problems, crimes, etc. in order to know more about about them or to discover the truth, or doing work like ...
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work
noun
uk/wɜːk/us/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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To answer these cause-and-effect questions will require much moreinvestigativework.
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When presented in a format that addresses a series of problems within a given set of parameters, the projects stand as a body of soundinvestigativework.
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However, initialinvestigativeworksuggests that these costs are unlikely to be substantial and can be met from within existing budgets.
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But the study does not deal with theinvestigativeworkthat takes place after the suspect has been first identified or arrested.
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This will help the smoother working of insolvency procedures and enable the insolvency service to concentrate on its protective andinvestigativework.
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A further disadvantage of no fault compensation is the legal orinvestigativeworkinvolved in each claim.
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They do not believe in constructing legislation based on research andinvestigativeworkdone by those with knowledge of the bus industry.
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Much moreinvestigativeworkneeds to be done.
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In addition, funding for the inspectorate'sinvestigativeworkwas increased this year by £350,000.
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They are instead the basis forinvestigativeworkdesigned to prevent further damage to the interests of the country.
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We envisage it doinginvestigativeworkfrom time to time but, generally, the right people to investigate will be the police or other bodies.
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It is understood that these companies carry out privateinvestigativeworkfor other organisations.
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The team that was taken on directly would have to be given extensive training ininvestigativeworkand kept in touch with any new developments.
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A further statement will be made wheninvestigativeworkis completed.
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Individual youth employment officers have already done a lot of usefulinvestigativeworkof this sort.
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Moreover, an additional 850 staff will be deployed on otherinvestigativeworkin the next four years.
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It has to be at the heart of some of theinvestigativeworkthat is carried out.
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This has followed the spending of almost £500,000 oninvestigativeworkto try to solve the problems.
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A requirement for lawful processing may also in practice lead to challenges to importantinvestigativework.
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This sort ofinvestigativeworkhas to be carried out by someone.
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