thorough search
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthoroughandsearch
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thorough
adjective
uk/ˈθʌr.ə/us/ˈθɝː.ə/
detailed ...
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noun
uk/sɜːtʃ/us/sɝːtʃ/
an attempt to find someone ...
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(Definition ofthoroughandsearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Athoroughsearchin the early evening failed to show any ivory gulls at all.
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However, as we have used athoroughsearchstrategy, our findings are at least replicable.
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Athoroughsearchthrough the various glossed texts could also reveal relevant material.
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Athoroughsearchwas unsuccessful.
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This survey included athoroughsearchof the web and numerous interactions with colleagues in the ontology field.
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Prescribing iron replacement therapy in elderly patients should be accompanied by athoroughsearchfor the underlying cause.
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But by whom was thisthoroughsearchmade?
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They gave my car a verythoroughsearch.
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It did athoroughsearchon this matter.
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That revival must depend substantially on athoroughsearchfor economies in the public sector.
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Information about individual classes of vehicles selected forthoroughsearchis not, however, available.
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I am informed that afterthoroughsearchno wireless station has been found on the island.
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Athoroughsearchof the area by mechanical detectors and by visual methods is now proceeding.
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The police conducted a full andthoroughsearchand removed for examination a blanket containing bloodstains.
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Later, athoroughsearchfailed to turn it up.
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Unfortunately some of those records for 1981 and 1982 are missing and cannot be found despite a verythoroughsearch.
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In the verythoroughsearchwhich was made we found menus that went back as far as 1906–7.
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The coastguard initiated athoroughsearchof the area by aircraft and by ships, but no trace of a vessel in distress was found.
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Thus, we need consensual solutions for orphan works and a verythoroughsearchto find out who the rightful copyright holders are.
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But, because of the unavoidable monopoly elements, it is all the more important for us to make athoroughsearchfor opportunities to introduce competition.
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Athoroughsearchof the premises was carried out by the police officer and the gas company employees, who—surprise, surprise—found no sign of another meter.
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Athoroughsearchhas been made for the missing property, and some of it has already been recovered and restored to the police.
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Athoroughsearchto identify all potentially relevant cases has been undertaken, and the process has been extended to include cases involving carers.
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Each of these men remains absent despite athoroughsearchby politicians.
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He makes an exceedinglythoroughsearchof the room, but can find no explanation.
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