similar inquiry

collocation in English

meaningsofsimilarandinquiry

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similar
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.lər/us
/ˈsɪm.ə.lɚ/
looking or being almost, but not exactly, ...
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inquiry
noun
uk
/ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/us
/ˈɪŋ.kwɚ.i/
(the process of asking) ...
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(Definition ofsimilarandinquiryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsimilar inquiry

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They have not instituted asimilarinquiryinto why the price of beef to the housewife has not dropped.
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It might be that a verysimilarinquiryis needed now to act as a catalyst to the changes which ought to take place.
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Asimilarinquiryinto the stocks and provision of blankets and so on, is also being carried out.
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A secondsimilarinquirywas carried out early in 1969 to assess what progress had been made over and above the earlier one.
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The least we can do at the present time is to have asimilarinquiryinto the state of our military aviation.
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Will he give an assurance that should it unfortunately become necessary for asimilarinquiryto be held in the future there will be no blanket immunity from prosecution?
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Secondly, when making his inquiry into the dramatic increase in sickness benefit over the last two years, will he make asimilarinquiryinto the dramatic increase in unemployment benefit?
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To each of these committees evidence is given—it is true that it is in secret—which affects security matters, and asimilarinquirycould be held here.
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But they added that there were still unstable factors in the agricultural situation, and they suggested that asimilarinquirymight be desirable after a further period.
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I suggest that this class of goods ought to be allowed to have asimilarinquiryto that applying to goods which are sold or exposed for sale.
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I hope that when he replies, he will tell us how many similar inquiries have been held since 1948.
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I am aware of no similar inquiries in other territories.
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I realise that there could be a problem, as other similar inquiries could then be said to justify such expenditure.
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I do not think it necessary to make similar inquiries into other offences because more precise information about them is already available.
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We should invite similar inquiries into bad motorway or road accidents to see what lessons we can learn.
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That was also the case with other similar inquiries.
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Similar inquiries conducted in 1985 suggested a figure of 9,000 appeals.
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There have been no similar inquiries into the carriage of breeding animals.
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I refer to the cost of the development plan and similar inquiries.
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He intends to make similar inquiries from time to time as part of the continuous review of the use of cyclamates.
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