commission of inquiry
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommissionandinquiry
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commission
noun
uk/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/us/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the ...
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inquiry
noun
uk/ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/us/ˈɪŋ.kwɚ.i/
(the process of asking) ...
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(Definition ofcommissionandinquiryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Euthanasia and other medical decisions concerning the end of life: an investigation performed upon request of thecommissionofinquiryinto the medical practice concerning euthanasia.
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We should have ensured the setting-up of acommissionofinquiry.
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I therefore welcome the initiative to set up acommissionofinquiry.
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I think this is a proper matter for thecommissionofinquiry, whatever its title happens to be.
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I do not feel that acommissionofinquiryis called for.
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Here is an opportunity to form a realcommissionofinquiryinto the principle on which these prices are based.
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This is the report of thecommissionofinquirywhich cost 0.5 million dollars.
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Thecommissionofinquiryfound no evidence to confirm allegations that faulty electric wiring was to blame.
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We know that thiscommissionofinquirywill never sit.
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It is difficult, therefore, to see how an independentcommissionofinquirycould be justified.
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He subsequently called for the appointment of an independentcommissionofinquiry.
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I do, however, ask that acommissionofinquiryinto the whole complex subject should be appointed.
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It can set up acommissionofinquiry.
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When may we expect to have the report of thiscommissionofinquiry?
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The second is thecommissionofinquiry.
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He set up acommissionofinquiryinto the needs and stresses in inner city areas, and then did nothing about that.
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We understand that acommissionofinquirywill sit with the object of recommending a policy with regard to sugar-beet.
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I do not want acommissionofinquiry.
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On the first point, we had a clear indication from the courts that we should proceed with the holding of thiscommissionofinquiry.
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They have asked over and over again for acommissionofinquiryinto the trade union movement.
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