Collocations withinvestigation
These are words often used in combination withinvestigation.
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active investigation
The advantages, however, include a topicality and a constant reminder of the many exciting frontiers under active investigation.
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archaeological investigation
The success of any archaeological investigation depends on an effective articulation of theory, methodology, and data.
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avenues of investigation
I believe it would be enriching for both avenues of investigation to proceed apace.
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clinical investigation
Estimation of interstitial edema was, therefore, inferred from clinical investigation.
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comprehensive investigation
Learning e-learning - a comprehensive investigation of course developers' and language teacher trainees' views regarding the usefulness and effectiveness of a multimedia self-tuition course.
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congressional investigation
A congressional investigation found no positive evidence of impropriety.
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criminal investigation
Criminal investigation would in some cases be more difficult.
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current investigation
These results correspond favourably with the current investigation for all the seasons investigated.
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detailed investigation
In general, the dynamics underlying that scenario is very complex, and requires a detailed investigation of the various kinetic processes.
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empirical investigation
But this problem is left for future empirical investigation.
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epidemiological investigation
In particular, considerable weight is given to the results of any analytical epidemiological investigation undertaken, which would usually mean a case-control study.
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exhaustive investigation
The implementation can also be instructed to perform exhaustive investigation of queries.
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experimental investigation
Section 2 reviews the three hypotheses mentioned above, which sets the scene for the experimental investigation.
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exploratory investigation
Because this is an exploratory investigation of aspects of ethnicity that have previously been ignored, the discussion is necessarily speculative.
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extensive investigation
A more extensive investigation would have widened the scope, but is unlikely to have altered the results in any significant way.
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federal investigation
No former president lasted for more than three years, and for half of this period they were subject to federal investigation.
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follow-up investigation
The current study was not originally conceived to be a long term follow-up investigation and hence there are various problems in the study design.
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formal investigation
The scale and timing of the crash might contribute to the overall regulation of aphid populations, although this possibility requires formal investigation.
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future investigation
Regrettably, the coding required for this analysis would be too time-consuming for the present work, but this will be a project for future investigation.
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grand jury investigation
Some progress was being made, but much has now been dissipated as a result of the grand jury investigation and later developments.
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impartial investigation
She has launched a transparently bogus campaign about germ warfare and refused to allow any impartial investigation into these allegations.
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in-depth investigation
To date, there exists no in-depth investigation of the influence of a single contextual feature on language development.
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independent investigation
It includes the establishment of a police ombudsman for the independent investigation of complaints against the police.
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initial investigation
An initial investigation of the usability of conversational data for doing sociology.
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intensive investigation
The availability of gene-disrupted (knockout) mice has allowed an intensive investigation of specific immunological parameters that are associated with disease in the murine models.
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internal investigation
She recently answered the question by refusing to give the date, on the ground that an internal investigation is being conducted.
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joint investigation
We agree with some of the measures proposed in the report, including the establishment of joint investigation teams.
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lengthy investigation
This would involve a separate and lengthy investigation, which must be considered and undertaken by a person or persons specially chosen for the purpose.
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longitudinal investigation
A longitudinal investigation of social causation and social selection processes involved in the association between socioeconomic status and psychiatric disorders.
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numerical investigation
The complete solution of these fundamental equations requires a numerical investigation of considerable complexity which has not been undertaken.
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official investigation
The highest authorities reacted, and an official investigation was made.
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painstaking investigation
As a result, the overabundance of potential distances between pitches has become the source of painstaking investigation.
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paranormal investigation
It has become a very popular venue for paranormal investigation events groups.
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philosophical investigation
His annotations were considered valuable for their philosophical investigation and discriminating analysis.
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preliminary investigation
In this preliminary investigation only the chemical probe actually penetrates the ground.
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present investigation
The present investigation confirms the previous observation that the egg-shell is tanned.
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previous investigation
No previous investigation has demonstrated retinal inputs to this region in any species.
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prior investigation
That is to say, normative economics draws conclusions about the rightness of actions (here, policy arrangements) from a prior investigation of the desirability or "goodness" of economic states of affairs.
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rigorous investigation
Clearly, there is a need for a more systematic and rigorous investigation of threshold nonlinearity.
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scholarly investigation
The idea that it is 'rather too wacky' for serious scholarly attention certainly prevails in some circles, and may have made scholarly investigation more difficult.
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scientific investigation
The history of scientific investigation suggests that outcomes as simple as these would be unlikely.
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separate investigation
A separate investigation found no evidence of phytotoxicity and leaf tissue nitrogen for lettuce was significantly lower29.
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subject of investigation
As in many topics, history is a common subject of investigation.
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subsequent investigation
We report the findings and implications of the subsequent investigation : a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency investigation, including molecular epidemiological analysis.
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systematic investigation
It is, however, possible that a more systematic investigation with these techniques could make an essential contribution to clarifying the nature of mental imagery.
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thorough investigation
The effects of polymorphic function cloning on code size need more thorough investigation, however.
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undercover investigation
And the separation between research, quality control, and undercover investigation is tenuous at best.
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wide-ranging investigation
The 1991 report was the first wide-ranging investigation of rules governing parliamentary questions since 1972.
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