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noun ADJ. careful, close, detailed, intense, rigorous, serious, thorough The company has come under intense scrutiny because of its environmental record. | international, judicial, media, parliamentary, public, scientific The activities of the committee are subject to public scrutiny. VERB + SCRUTINY be subjected to, come under, submit to, undergo | be open to, be subject to | bear The testimony of the chief witness doesn't bear scrutiny. PREP. under ~ The company is under scrutiny by the Inland Revenue. | ~ by I realized I was being subjected to intense scrutiny by a group of children.
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scrutiny
phrases
come under scrutiny
(= be examined )
• The cost and efficiency of the health care system has come under increasing scrutiny.
be subjected to scrutiny
(= be examined )
• Each proposal was subjected to careful scrutiny.
be the subject of scrutiny
(= be examined )
• The way in which the courts handle such claims has been the subject of close scrutiny.
be subject to scrutiny
(= be able to be examined )
• All the accounts are subject to scrutiny by auditors.
be open to scrutiny
• Government actions should be more open to public scrutiny.
not stand up to scrutiny/not bear scrutiny
(= be found to have faults when examined )
• Such arguments do not stand up to careful scrutiny.
adjectives
careful scrutiny
• These figures need careful scrutiny.
close/intense scrutiny
(= very careful scrutiny )
• Both these areas of law have come under close scrutiny by the courts.
rigorous/strict scrutiny
(= very careful and thorough )
• This system has been subject to rigorous scrutiny.
detailed scrutiny
• MPs on these committees subject Government bills to detailed scrutiny.
critical scrutiny
(= when something is examined and judged or criticized )
• Their work is in the public domain and open to critical scrutiny.
public scrutiny
(= by the public )
• Much of the work that we do is open to public scrutiny.
media scrutiny
(= by newspapers, TV etc )
• How does he cope with the intense media scrutiny?
parliamentary scrutiny
(= by parliament )
• The Labour Party expressed concern about the lack of parliamentary scrutiny of MI5.
judicial scrutiny
(= by judges )
• The new legislation will be the subject of close judicial scrutiny.
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