noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
close inspection (=looking at someone or something in detail)
▪ Closer inspection revealed that the rocks were from an earlier period.
cursory examination/inspection
▪ a cursory examination of the evidence
inspection pit
▪ an inspection pit
routine monitoring/screening/inspection
▪ the routine screening of milk for contamination
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
annual
▪ In March the manufacturer's test pilot flew the aircraft for its annual inspection check flight.
▪ The new lease would require an annual safety inspection of the park before it opens.
▪ The Riding Establishment Act makes it compulsory for riding schools to hold a licence which is issued after annual inspections.
▪ Last week, the Senate restored some of the proposed funding and annual inspections.
▪ And now, in less than five hours, Prince Yuan would arrive for his first annual inspection.
▪ London Transport adhered very strictly to annual inspection of cars and overhaul as necessary, ready for relicensing as Metropolitan Stage Carriages.
▪ Applications for these awards are unnecessary as each hotel is automatically considered at the time of-the annual inspection.
available
▪ They will also be available for inspection at public libraries.
▪ Very comfortable boat, available for inspection at our docks in Miami.
▪ The related actuarial reports are not available for public inspection.
▪ They are all deposited at the Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, and are available for inspection.
▪ Copies are available for inspection at all local libraries throughout the Region and at the Participation Desk.
▪ Many larger authorities maintain a separate register of interests which is available for public inspection.
▪ The list should be available for inspection in the Municipal Buildings, Dale Street, next month.
▪ All this material is available for public inspection, subject to confidentiality restrictions.
close
▪ These skills have the effect of laying children open to closer inspection and increase their vulnerability through peer appraisal and criticism.
▪ A close inspection reveals that in a past life they were oxygen tanks.
▪ Detention is supervised by a custody officer who turns out on closer inspection to be a police officer with a different name.
▪ They were carrying a glittering bundle which, on closer inspection, proved to be a four-year-old child.
▪ On close inspection it looks more like the second touring production of Absurd Person Singular after a long spell in Pitlochry.
▪ The time for adding new water presents an opportunity for cleaning the tank generally and giving close inspection to the inhabitants.
▪ Executives sometimes find that, on close inspection, the complaints made against them are misconceived.
▪ Although from a distance the red maples each looked distinct and uniform in color, that uniformity disappeared on close inspection.
cursory
▪ Under Leonore's eagle eye he had examined the suddenly produced delivery note and made only a cursory inspection of the truck.
▪ A huge and implausible fiction - yes, but I dipped in for cursory inspection.
▪ It would be impossible to find out its true value from a cursory inspection, she said.
final
▪ Jim Hopkins is responsible for the final inspection of all goods before they are placed in the warehouse.
▪ Today is of course a Saturday, but my father was at the Planetarium making a final inspection.
▪ Visitors to Lyle on a factory tour stand on the final inspection platform.
full
▪ A full inspection of a primary school will, of course, differ in scale from that of a large secondary school.
▪ If appropriate, equipment should be moved or dismantled to conduct a full inspection.
▪ Now all school and college full inspection reports are published as a matter of course.
independent
▪ The Warner report will not become involved in the issue of independent inspections.
▪ He said both the barge and tugboat meet the engineering standards of an independent ship inspection group.
▪ We will introduce, for the first time, regular independent inspection of all schools.
▪ However, the task force believes such assurances can be given if manufacturers agreed to independent inspection system.
▪ We will publish test results, exam results and truancy rates and ensure that there is regular independent inspection.
international
▪ He called upon the North to close its nuclear reprocessing and enrichment facilities and to submit its nuclear programme to international inspection.
▪ The only effective countermeasure to such activities is international inspection of all the nuclear facilities on Earth.
local
▪ I am not the only one criticising local government inspection.
▪ Now a report from a local authority inspection team has underlined the quality of the school.
▪ The charter says to monitor service provision properly, local authority inspection units should consult individuals and organisations within the black community.
▪ In such circumstances the inspection was little different from any other local inspection.
▪ If there is to be local inspection of 6,000 schools a year, there are several choices.
▪ Regrettably, over the years local inspections have varied widely in quality, for many reasons.
▪ Because the Government and Conservative Members supported the poll tax, local authority meat inspection is in difficulty.
medical
▪ The authorities were enabled to grant scholarships, and to give vocational guidance. Medical inspection was made compulsory for all children.
nuclear
▪ The Premiers failed, however, to narrow their differences on the issue of nuclear inspections.
▪ That still leaves the unresolved question of the nuclear inspections.
▪ At Winfrith, a range of skills developed for nuclear modelling and inspection were adapted for use by the offshore oil industry.
open
▪ In dismay Paige realised that the atlas lay open to his inspection.
▪ It was expected that once he had completed his perusal the documents would be thrown open for inspection by journalists and researchers.
▪ The Secretary of State must maintain a register of such orders which is open to inspection.
▪ Section 222 provides that accounting records are at all times to be open for inspection by officers of the company.
▪ The firm's accounting practices should be open to inspection by the local professional body.
public
▪ The related actuarial reports are not available for public inspection.
▪ They are not accessible - not entirely, at any rate - to public inspection.
▪ Many larger authorities maintain a separate register of interests which is available for public inspection.
▪ All this material is available for public inspection, subject to confidentiality restrictions.
▪ Here, then, is the positive benefit of the librarian's openness to public inspection.
▪ These filings are available for public inspection.
▪ Section 143 requires local authorities to compile registers of land that might be contaminated and open them for public inspection.
▪ Having opened the door to invite public inspection, the Palace found it impossible to close again.
regular
▪ Giving awards for the cleanest kitchens and restaurants based on regular inspections.
▪ So I may anticipate regular visits of inspection and solicitude while they wait for me to get a belly full of independence.
▪ Officers make regular inspections to check for stolen vehicles.
▪ North County Humane Society officials said they will make regular inspections of the circus animals to ensure all regulations are followed.
▪ If you keep a horse, regular, knowledgeable inspection of its feet is essential for its well-being.
▪ Last year, they investigated 3, 500 allegations by parents and employees, in addition to regular inspections.
▪ Experts say this shows the benefit of regular inspections.
▪ The first break meant you needed regular inspection and preventive maintenance; you had to get ahead of the problem.
routine
▪ This never materialised, and the pits were extended in post-war years to facilitate routine inspections.
▪ Dozens of police motorcycles have been taken off the road in London after routine inspections found them not to be roadworthy.
▪ The Department of Transport say the damage occured yesterday while a routine inspection was actually being carried out.
▪ A routine inspection in December showed the loss.
▪ Suspicions may also be aroused in the course of routine inspection or sampling: where is the waste going?
visual
▪ The services are not tested but a visual inspection is made and advice is offered if further specialists' tests are needed.
▪ Usually the procedures will include a visual inspection of the equipment, reagents and instruments used, and a check of calculations.
▪ Protein alignment was by visual inspection.
▪ This involves a combination of visual inspection and electrical testing.
▪ The child seems unable to explore all aspects of the stimulus, or decenter the visual inspection.
▪ Next stage is a thorough clean-again associated with a careful visual inspection.
▪ At this point a visual inspection took place to ensure that there were no leaks.
■ NOUN
meat
▪ Because the Government and Conservative Members supported the poll tax, local authority meat inspection is in difficulty.
▪ Mr. Hind My hon. Friend will be aware of concern in the poultry industry about meat inspection.
▪ Some of the overall costs are due to meat inspections, but not all of them.
▪ Mr. Gill Does my hon. Friend accept the need to harmonise not only the standards but the costs of meat inspection?
▪ Smaller abattoirs are closing and jobs are disappearing because of massively escalating meat inspection charges.
pit
▪ The inspection pit and work bench.
▪ Below: The interior of the depot, with its five inspection pits and single-span roof.
▪ The remains of the old Motherwell car are lying in the inspection pit underneath! 3.
procedure
▪ It is therefore imperative that inspection procedure is standardised and formalised as much as possible.
▪ Months of wrangling over new production standards for the vaccine and new inspection procedures followed.
▪ It includes proper complaints and rigorous inspection procedures.
▪ California was the exception, the report said, because it was the only state with adequate inspection procedures and personnel.
▪ The programme aims to increase inspection reliability and to standardise the inspection procedures of all the participating manufacturers.
report
▪ We will ensure that inspection reports are published and widely available.
▪ Seven software companies are supporting the property inspection report.
▪ Now all school and college full inspection reports are published as a matter of course.
safety
▪ Licensing and safety inspection would remain in the hands of the government.
▪ The new lease would require an annual safety inspection of the park before it opens.
school
▪ We need a breath of fresh air in school inspections.
▪ Most LEAs are adopting systematic procedures of school inspections and viewing what goes on in classrooms.
▪ He is also thought to be considering bringing members of the public into every school inspection team.
▪ There is a rolling programme of whole school inspections and detailed subject department inspections.
service
▪ Schools will be inspected regularly by privatised inspection services chosen by the head teacher and governess.
▪ But Montana, under pressure from the health inspection service, has little tolerance for the animals that carry brucellosis.
site
▪ The site inspection sheet, shown above, has provision to insert a reminder as to how and when the contractor was notified.
▪ Compliance with the Building Regulations is enforced by means of site inspections during the progress of the work.
▪ Following the site inspection, members retired to the Village Hall at Capel Bangor to hear representations from the local community.
▪ Attending site inspection with or without engineer.
system
▪ As I say, we must introduce a breath of fresh air into the inspection system.
▪ A circuit-board inspection system, for example, was trained on boards that were known to be good.
▪ The joint effort has produced remote control fuel-rod exchangers and automatic inspection systems for radioactive welded pipes.
▪ However, the task force believes such assurances can be given if manufacturers agreed to independent inspection system.
▪ These simulations allow weaknesses in an inspection system to be identified and rectified long before it enters practice.
▪ Unified registration and inspection system for residential and nursing homes. 4.
team
▪ A second biological weapons inspection team, which arrived on Sept. 20, was expected to complete its mission in early October.
▪ He is also thought to be considering bringing members of the public into every school inspection team.
▪ Now a report from a local authority inspection team has underlined the quality of the school.
▪ It admitted there had been a breakdown in communication between its inspection team and staff members.
tour
▪ Khatami arrived in Shiraz Monday morning to begin a four-day inspection tour of the province.
▪ As Joe and Rex looked on doubtfully, I began an inspection tour of the entire raft.
visit
▪ And our hotels and guest houses are kept on their toes by an inspection visit to ensure that standards remain high.
■ VERB
allow
▪ Housed animals must have sufficient lighting to allow for their inspection at any time.
▪ Traffic on Interstate 5 south of Olympia was being diverted to allow for inspection of a damaged bridge.
▪ The back of the bottle is left uncovered to allow inspection of the inserted tube.
▪ These simulations allow weaknesses in an inspection system to be identified and rectified long before it enters practice.
carry
▪ Forget garage servicing-you could send a Jack Russell down the fuel inlet tracts to carry out a bore inspection.
▪ It requires that all eggs broken for commercial purposes be pasteurized and that the breaking process be carried out under continuous inspection.
▪ Cadw had three members of staff carrying out inspections but Mr Carr felt that this was adequate.
▪ All processors are independently audited so that retailers do not need to carry out their own inspections.
▪ Usually a choice has to be made whether to carry out 100% inspection or some lesser amount on a sampling basis.
▪ Inspectors usually have to carry out their inspections in noisy and busy surroundings, which may affect their ability to concentrate.
▪ A special period should be set aside solely for the purpose of carrying out an inspection.
▪ Representatives from St Peter's have carried out a detailed inspection.
conduct
▪ Police conducted their own inspections after senior officers became concerned about vehicle standards.
▪ Home inspectors conduct inspections of newly built homes to check that they meet all regulatory requirements.
▪ According to the new law local parliaments would be empowered to conduct inspection and auditing of local governments.
▪ Last June a judge dismissed the fine, declaring that the village must obtain search warrants before conducting the inspections.
▪ If appropriate, equipment should be moved or dismantled to conduct a full inspection.
▪ Thus ended the Annual Examination, as the Board conducted its own inspections.
▪ The surveyor conducts one inspection and provides a fuller report than is required to ensure compliance with section 13.
▪ Pirelli commissioned us to conduct field inspections of joints in high voltage power distribution cables to meet quality assurance requirements.
hold
▪ First, it should he held up for critical inspection, pilloried when necessary.
▪ The quality of the noun is that it captures a concept on the wing and holds it still for inspection.
make
▪ Loose coupling relations are there to make quality assurance inspections practicable.
▪ We will have to involve the authorities before long, but we can assuredly go there first and make our own inspection.
▪ Officers make regular inspections to check for stolen vehicles.
▪ Upon completion of the entire project, they make a final comprehensive inspection.
▪ But when the gas board make their inspection, they check for the leak with a candle.
▪ North County Humane Society officials said they will make regular inspections of the circus animals to ensure all regulations are followed.
▪ The electrician has not yet made his inspection. 4.
pass
▪ The board only markets accommodation which has passed an inspection for which it charges a fee.
▪ The inspector takes the money and then completes a report in which the shop passes the inspection.
▪ This afternoon's meeting at Huntingdon hangs in the balance after passing an inspection yesterday.
▪ However, almost no one thought we had any chance of passing the rigorous war-fighting inspection soon to come.
▪ The course at Sandown was passed fit after inspection and unless there is heavy rain the card should take place.
▪ My grandfather had had the reservoir inspected and it passed inspection.
▪ Thirty minutes had passed from his initial inspection to the point where he now marked down another match.
require
▪ The licensing of tip sites for the disposal of solid waste requires similar inspections.
▪ In response, new laws and federal regulations now require better inspection and safer food-handling practices.
▪ The new lease would require an annual safety inspection of the park before it opens.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
tour of inspection
▪ After the latecomers had been dealt with, the Headmaster commenced his tour of inspection, starting with Standard Two.
▪ He begins a tour of inspection soon.
▪ His first tour of inspection was at the Ashmolean museum.
▪ I watched the two handsome flags uncurl to the warm wind, then went on my own tour of inspection.
▪ Make sure you have sufficient money for a month's deposit when you begin your tour of inspection. 8.
▪ They began a tour of inspection and almost immediately discovered the wrought-iron crypt gate swinging open.
▪ When that ended he was due to leave for a tour of inspection.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Admiral Naumenko personally carried out an inspection of the fleet.
▪ Federal inspection is required for all meat and poultry products.
▪ Federal investigators conducted a five-day inspection of the crash site.
▪ The bundle, on closer inspection, turned out to be a small child.
▪ There are regular inspections of the prison by government health officers.