external scrutiny

collocation in English

meaningsofexternalandscrutiny

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external
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/us
/ɪkˈstɝː.nəl/
of, on, for, or coming from ...
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scrutiny
noun[U]
uk
/ˈskruː.tɪ.ni/us
/ˈskruː.t̬ən.i/
the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information ...
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(Definition ofexternalandscrutinyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The article goes beyond the frequent observation thatexternalscrutinyand pressures challenge national policy coherence to show that domestic public policies also may emerge more coherent and integrated.
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One must also ask the question: why are some doctors so terrified that some of their practices will now be subject toexternalscrutiny?
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Yes, professional standards can be imposed by professional bodies, but they can only be further enhanced by competition andexternalscrutiny.
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I actually believe that this sort ofexternalscrutinycan be most helpful to institutions and, indeed, to academics who are working in them.
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It must be much more open toexternalscrutiny, inspection and intervention than agencies have been up to now.
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If the processes work as they should, theexternalscrutinyarrangements should be academic.
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The general move seems to be towards more openness andexternalscrutiny.
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Therefore, they require theexternalscrutinyprovided by these bodies.
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Thus, for example, the report examines such things as the priorities and the internal andexternalscrutinyof the resources employed by this bank.
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The monitoring needs to be very robust and, in the interests of public credibility, we must ensure that there isexternalscrutiny.
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Trials of three subject areas in 1999 failed to establish that there had been any significant reduction in the overall burden ofexternalscrutiny.
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The vast majority of complaints considered under the services' internal redress procedures are not such as to require this type ofexternalscrutiny.
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There will be no element ofexternalscrutinyof immigration officials' decisions.
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One thing is clear, however:externalscrutinyof the service is on the political agenda, and it will not go away.
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There is a role forexternalscrutiny—people looking from outside.
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Good government cannot happen without vigorousexternalscrutiny.
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A children's rights commissioner would still have a valuable role to play in relation to theexternalscrutinyof such an organisation.
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I believe also that having some measure ofexternalscrutinyis valuable to them.
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Too much prescription and too detailed anexternalscrutinyof the work of teachers will lead to impossible workloads; bureaucratic inflexibility, and a de-skilled teaching force.
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At each stage of the detention process, from apprehension to theatre internment facility, it is very important that there isexternalscrutinyby independent nongovernmental organisations.
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