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inquiry
verbs
make an inquiry
• The police are making inquiries to discover the cause of the accident.
get/have an inquiry
(= receive it )
• We’ve already had a lot of inquiries about membership of the new sports centre.
receive an inquiry
formal
• The television station has received several inquiries from viewers requesting a repeat of the programme.
handle/deal with an inquiry
• Staff will be available to deal with inquiries.
answer an inquiry
( also respond to an inquiry formal )
• The government has not yet answered our inquiry.
adjectives
a general inquiry
• There is a need for a general inquiry into the train company’s safety standards.
a specific inquiry
• His job is to answer specific inquiries by individuals or groups.
a written inquiry
• I submitted a written inquiry to the local council.
phrases
a flood/stream of inquiries
• The special offer has produced a flood of inquiries from interested customers.
inquiry 2
verbs
hold an inquiry
• The government has refused to hold an inquiry into the incident.
launch/set up an inquiry
(= start it )
• Police launched an inquiry yesterday after a man was killed by a patrol car.
an official inquiry
• The outcome of the official inquiry will be eagerly awaited.
a public inquiry
(= one which is open to members of the public )
• MPs are demanding a public inquiry into the explosion at the nuclear power station.
an independent inquiry
(= one that is organized by people who are not involved in a situation )
• The Labour Party is calling for an independent inquiry into the conduct of the police.
a police inquiry
• The case has been reopened with a police inquiry.
a judicial inquiry
(= one involving a judge )
• Calls for a judicial inquiry into the affair are growing louder.
a government inquiry
(= organized by the government )
• A government inquiry was set up into discipline in schools.
a murder inquiry
• Police say they haven’t launched a murder inquiry at this stage.
an accident inquiry
• The accident inquiry revealed that the accident had been caused by human error.
a parliamentary/congressional inquiry
(= by Parliament/Congress )
• The report of a parliamentary inquiry into the drugs trade is published today.
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