examinationex‧am‧i‧na‧tion /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/ ●●○ W2 noun 
The examination results will be announced in September. He’s already taken the entrance examination.2[countable, uncountable] the process of looking at something carefully in order to see what it is likeexamination of a detailed examination of population statisticsunder examination The proposals are still under examination. The issues need further examination.on examination On closer examination the vases were seen to be cracked.3[countable] a set of medical tests: All patients had a complete physical examination. A post-mortem examination (=an examination on a dead body) showed that he died from head injuries.4[countable, uncountable] law the process of asking questions to get specific information, especially in a court of law → cross-examineCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbstake an examination (also sit an examination British English)· Do you have to take an examination in every subject?pass an examination (=succeed in it)· I really hope that Suzie passes the examination.fail an examination· Michael had never yet failed an examination.study for an examination (also revise for an examination British English)· I have been studying all week for the examination.do well/badly in an examination· He did well in his examinations, and went on to study at MIT.cheat in an examination· Any student caught cheating in an examination will be suspended.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + examinationa final examination (=at the end of a course)· My final examinations take place in June.a written/oral examination· For French, there is an oral and a written examination.a chemistry/French etc examination· Most of the pupils passed their science examination with flying colours.an entrance examination (=to enter a school or university)· He had now failed the college entrance examination twice.a mock examination (=a practice examination to prepare for the real one)· Mock examinations help you to prepare for the real thing.A-level/high school etc examinations· The school usually achieves good results in GCSE examinations.examination + NOUNexamination results· You will receive your examination results in the post.an examination paper· There will be a choice of questions on the examination paper.an examination question· Read the examination questions carefully before writing your answers.examination revision· I need to find somewhere quiet to do some examination revision.an examination script (=everything that someone writes in an examination)· I've just finished marking 200 examination scripts.examination marks· On average, girls achieved higher examination marks that boys.an examination pass· To apply, you need at least two A-level examination passes.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbscarry out an examination (also conduct an examination formal) (=examine something)· The police are carrying out an examination of the crime scene.adjectivesa careful examination· After a very careful examination of the evidence, we have ruled against the defendant.a detailed examination· Scientists have carried out a detailed examination of the house.a thorough/rigorous examination (=very careful)· There needs to be a thorough examination of these claims.a close examination (=very careful and detailed)· A close examination of the figures revealed many discrepancies.a brief examination (=quick, and not very detailed)· In chapter one, there is a brief examination of the economic situation in the country at the time.a cursory examination (=very quick and not careful or detailed)· Even a cursory examination of the documents would reveal some serious problems.a superficial examination (=looking only at things that are obvious and easy to see)· The police carried out a fairly superficial examination of the room.a preliminary/initial examination· The inland revenue began a preliminary examination of his tax returns in August.further examination (=a more detailed or careful examination)· The results of the experiment merit further examination.forensic examination (=the scientific methods used for finding out about a crime)· The clothing was sent to the lab for forensic examination.phraseson closer examination· On closer examination, I could see a slight crack in the window.under examination· The handling of the matter is under examination by congressional investigators.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbshave an examination· He was examined by Dr Bower yesterday and will have another examination today.undergo an examination (=have one)· All new employees are required to undergo a medical examination.conduct/perform an examination· The doctor will perform an examination in order to assess the problem.an examination shows (also an examination reveals formal)· A second examination showed a small growth in his stomach.adjectivesa medical examination· We need to do a further medical examination.a clinical examination (=by a doctor)· The clinical examination may not reveal anything abnormal.a post-mortem examination (=an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died)· The post-mortem examination showed that he died from a blood clot in the brain.a routine examination· I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A detailed examination of population statistics reveals a steady decline in the birth rate.
- After a brief examination by a local doctor, I was taken to the city's main hospital.
- Darden's examination of the witness produced no startling evidence.
- Each of the prisoners was given a thorough medical examination.
- Mandelbaum's new book is an examination of US foreign policy.
- On closer examination the vases were found to be cracked in several places.
- The examination scores will be announced next week.
- The committee's latest proposals are still under examination.
- The judge ordered a detailed examination of Cowley's financial records.
- A post-mortem examination of the occupants revealed nothing which contributed to the accident.
- B.Eds were about equally divided between continuous assessment and examinations, with some project work.
- Closer examination will show that the document is more readable and links to other subjects are helpful.
- Preparation of the reservoir for endoscopy was performed with a phosphate enema 30 minutes before the examination.
- The pattern of assessment followed precedent, with only two courses requiring examinations.
- These subjects had an examination for evaluation of occult blood, positive stools or for screening for colon cancer, or both.
- With the Tories elected for a fourth successive term, the politics of the opposition are obviously up for radical examination.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a doctor examines someone
when a doctor examines someone's body to find out if there is anything wrong with them: · After a brief examination by a local doctor, I was taken to the city's main hospital.give somebody an examination: · Each of the prisoners was given a thorough medical examination.
a thorough examination of someone's body and general health by a doctor, especially to decide whether they are fit to do a particular job: · My insurance plan covers one complete physical per year.get a physical (examination): · Bobby has to get a physical before he can join the football team.give somebody a physical (examination): · Prior to the study all test subjects were given physical examinations.
a medical examination to make sure that someone is healthy - especially one that is done regularly: · I see my dentist every six months for a check-up.give somebody/something a check-up: · The vet gave both our horses a thorough check-up and pronounced them fit to race.
especially British /autopsy especially American a medical examination of a dead body in order to find out how the person died: · A post-mortem revealed that the woman had died of blood poisoning.carry out/do/perform/conduct a post-mortem: · A police pathologist carried out a post-mortem on the body.do/perform/conduct an autopsy: · Officials would not release the results of the autopsy that had been performed on Gallagher.
when something is examined when someone looks at something carefully and thoroughly to find out more about it: examination of: · Mandelbaum's new book is an examination of US foreign policy.careful/close/detailed/thorough examination: · A detailed examination of population statistics reveals a steady decline in the birth rate.be under examination (=be in the process of being examined): · The committee's latest proposals are still under examination.on closer examination (=when examined more carefully): · On closer examination the vases were found to be cracked in several places.
a detailed examination of something in order to understand it better, especially when this involves studying a large amount of information: · Our analysis shows that the proposed cost for the new highway is unrealistic.analysis of: · An analysis of data from Australia shows that skin cancer is on the increase.detailed analysis: · The article provides a detailed analysis of various research designs.in the final analysis (=after all other ideas have been considered): · In the final analysis, it is the better organized party that will probably win.
an examination of something to make sure that it is correct, safe, or satisfactory: check on: · There are regular checks on the quality of goods leaving our factory.carry out/run/do a check (=make a check): · All routine safety checks were carried out before the flight.spot check (=an unplanned check on a thing or person that is chosen from a group by chance): · Spot checks by customs officers led to the arrest of several drug smugglers.background check (=a check on what someone has done in the past): · The agency does background checks on all the nannies it hires.
a thorough examination of something, especially by someone in an official position, in order to find out more about it or find out if it is satisfactory: inspection of: · There are regular inspections of the prison by government health officers.carry out an inspection: · Admiral Naumenko personally carried out an inspection of the fleet.on/upon closer inspection (=when you look at something more carefully): · The bundle, on closer inspection, turned out to be a small child.
a careful examination of or research into a particular subject or problem in which the process and results are reported in a written document: study of: · Studies of dolphins have shown that they are able to communicate information to each other.make a study: · A series of studies was made to discover the relationship between diet and behavior.
formal careful and thorough examination of something: · The company's plans for expansion have attracted scrutiny from consumer groups.scrutiny of: · Airlines have increased their scrutiny of the size and amount of carry-on luggage.under scrutiny: · The city's elections department has been under scrutiny since last year.close/intense/careful scrutiny: · Closer scrutiny of the document revealed a number of interesting facts.come under public scrutiny (=begin to be closely examined by people): · Once you become famous your private life comes under public scrutiny.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1verbs careful analysis of the data He broke down under cross-examination. a cursory examination of the evidence Interviewees need to be ready for some searching questions. Even a superficial inspection revealed serious flaws.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(also sit an examination British English)· Do you have to take an examination in every subject?
(=succeed in it)· I really hope that Suzie passes the examination.
· Michael had never yet failed an examination.
(also revise for an examination British English)· I have been studying all week for the examination.
· He did well in his examinations, and went on to study at MIT.
· Any student caught cheating in an examination will be suspended.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + examination (=at the end of a course)· My final examinations take place in June.
· For French, there is an oral and a written examination.
· Most of the pupils passed their science examination with flying colours.
(=to enter a school or university)· He had now failed the college entrance examination twice.
(=a practice examination to prepare for the real one)· Mock examinations help you to prepare for the real thing.
· The school usually achieves good results in GCSE examinations.
examination + NOUN· You will receive your examination results in the post.
· There will be a choice of questions on the examination paper.
· Read the examination questions carefully before writing your answers.
· I need to find somewhere quiet to do some examination revision.
(=everything that someone writes in an examination)· I've just finished marking 200 examination scripts.
· On average, girls achieved higher examination marks that boys.
· To apply, you need at least two A-level examination passes.
Meaning 2verbs (also conduct an examination formal) (=examine something)· The police are carrying out an examination of the crime scene.
adjectives· After a very careful examination of the evidence, we have ruled against the defendant.
· Scientists have carried out a detailed examination of the house.
(=very careful)· There needs to be a thorough examination of these claims.
(=very careful and detailed)· A close examination of the figures revealed many discrepancies.
(=quick, and not very detailed)· In chapter one, there is a brief examination of the economic situation in the country at the time.
(=very quick and not careful or detailed)· Even a cursory examination of the documents would reveal some serious problems.
(=looking only at things that are obvious and easy to see)· The police carried out a fairly superficial examination of the room.
· The inland revenue began a preliminary examination of his tax returns in August.
(=a more detailed or careful examination)· The results of the experiment merit further examination.
(=the scientific methods used for finding out about a crime)· The clothing was sent to the lab for forensic examination.
phrases· On closer examination, I could see a slight crack in the window.
· The handling of the matter is under examination by congressional investigators.
Meaning 3verbs· He was examined by Dr Bower yesterday and will have another examination today.
(=have one)· All new employees are required to undergo a medical examination.
· The doctor will perform an examination in order to assess the problem.
(also an examination reveals formal)· A second examination showed a small growth in his stomach.
adjectives· We need to do a further medical examination.
(=by a doctor)· The clinical examination may not reveal anything abnormal.
(=an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died)· The post-mortem examination showed that he died from a blood clot in the brain.
· I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES careful analysis of the data· A closer examination of the facts soon solved the mystery.
He broke down under cross-examination. a cursory examination of the evidence· The cost of the eyesight examination may be refunded.
Interviewees need to be ready for some searching questions. Even a superficial inspection revealed serious flaws.· Both of these premisses warrant careful examination.· By careful examination, Lamb estimated the age of the tree at five hundred years.· Of course we welcome the Woolf report and its careful examination of what happened during the Strangeways riot.· From clinical and economic viewpoints a careful abdominal examination should be the first assessment of a vomiting child.· A careful examination of the full context, however, suggests that see may well denote mental inference here as well.· On careful examination it became clear that the cartouche had been engraved.· The diagnosis can be made clinically by careful abdominal examination after a suggestive history has been obtained.· After a careful examination of the bottles, I sorted one out, and poured the amber fluid into an expensive glass.
· Whilst this is a generally convincing thesis, closer examination reveals some historical inaccuracies.· But on closer examination, they reflect the 2560-15 percent breakdown.· Suffice it to say that in any extended study of the martial arts it warrants closer examination.· There are two arguments here which, on closer examination, turn out to be fatally weak.· They deserve close examination especially by those in predominantly family and part-time farming areas.· Many apparent similarities became less convincing on closer examination.· The imp of hell appeared on closer examination to be a neglected child.· First, some challenges, although important and pressing, turn out on closer examination to be neither new nor different.
· But the defeat of Labour in the latter year led, as usual, to a critical examination of conscience and record.· Feminist strategies and campaigns in these different fields are submitted to critical examination.· This is a critical examination, together with budget holders, of performance against budget for all the Society's activities.· These procedures will all be subject to a further critical examination when the Phase 2 validation is completed.· Many different theoretical approaches have been developed, and no area of phonology has been free from critical examination.· Everything discussed received excellent critical examination.· Its implication that information, experience, and feelings presented in a pictorial form are readily and immediately accessible needs critical examination.
· After a cursory examination, he turned to me and said that we must get the boy to hospital quickly.· Because, on a cursory examination, I would say that is what you've got.
· Space does not permit a detailed examination of each of these proposals.· At the same time, these are obviously complex matters which require much more detailed examination.· Officers were continuing a detailed examination of the rooms.· Some details of the mechanisms of dispersal of such imported goods can be obtained by a more detailed examination of their distributions.· Education services similarly went through a phase of detailed examination of their weaknesses and future potential during the inter war period.· What does a more detailed examination of the proposals in Working for patients and the accompanying working papers reveal?· These require more detailed examination in order to determine whether they disprove the hypothesis formulated above.
· The first two will be assessed for certification by external examination while Investigating is assessed internally.· Most of our pupils will be ready to sit the external examination in May of S5.· Because of the devolved nature of National Certificate assessment, much more feedback is available than from a traditional external examination.· More senior pupils in schools can use a word processor to write up projects or dissertations for internal or external examinations.· Historically, she has laid much greater stress than her continental neighbours on sophisticated external examinations at the end of compulsory schooling.
· It was the period of her final examinations, and hence her presence was not required at college.· Two papers are set in each option so the options constitute one half of the final examination papers.· It hadn't even counted towards the final examination score!· Yet the issue at stake, is not merely the content of the final examination.· It continues throughout this final term, as students prepare for their final examination.· Students on the part-time course will work from home, visiting Middlesbrough only for the final examination.· The final Trustee Diploma examinations were conducted in May and October 1992, with a total of 173 candidates.· By the time students reach the stage of taking their final examinations, most of them know their subject pretty well.
· We may pursue this through a further examination of primary problem.· We may construct a picture to be corrected or filled in by further examination or the discovery of new evidence.· Patients were excluded from further examination after their dyspepsia clinic visit if they had severe concurrent cardiovascular or respiratory disease.· The environmental impact of humans' future energy demand needs further examination.· With a certain reluctance she agreed to have a further examination, and tests were taken from the cervix and urethra.· Likewise the instrumentalist approach to communication, as it is still prevalent among most churches, needs further examination.· The crevice, upon further examination, was found to be stuffed full of yellowing incisors and weathered molars.· This is a remarkably small number of cases and needs further examination.
· A small intestinal biopsy specimen was taken from the third part of the duodenum, and routinely processed for histological examination.· Another patient had severe inflammation and numerous granulomata on histological examination of duodenal biopsies indicating Crohn's disease of the duodenum.· Scintigraphy is also a sensitive test in patients where endoscopy and histological examination can not confirm the presence or absence of reflux.· I strongly agree with the authors' main point that all excised lesions should be sent for histological examination.· Eighteen patients had a skin biopsy or had a lesion removed, but no tests other than the usual histological examination were necessary.· Twenty six patients were given follow up appointments, either to assess treatment or to give the results of histological examination.· The signs of inflammation had vanished. Histological examination confirmed a severe chronic atrophic gastritis.· They had another endoscopy and four antral and four body biopsy specimens were obtained for histological examination.
· He will now be required to submit to medical examinations to determine whether he is fit to stand trial.· There is no medical examination needed to join - even up to age 70.· We then waited in another line to enter a room where, presumably, we would have our medical examinations.· Anne passed the medical examination and Sarah failed it.· Abdominal symptoms brought her to a medical examination, at which a stomach cancer with metastases was diagnosed.· Came the intense medical examination, much of which is commonplace today, but by no means in vogue in 1928/29.· Should you demand a medical examination?
· Whilst most bryozoa require microscopic examination, a few form colonies large and distinctive enough to be easily recognizable.· The minute he got inside he was going up to his room to give it a microscopic examination.· Mineralogical analysis and microscopic examination of soil structures is well advanced.
· A physical examination will let your doctor know about your current state of health.· We talk to our patients and do a thorough physical examination.· The patient was a non-smoker and did not consume alcohol. Physical examination showed an obese woman.· Despite these difficulties, physical examinations must be an integral part of most nutrition surveys for the following reasons: 1.· She did not conduct any physical examination.· You must also control the number of people who will give you physical examinations.· A chest x ray film and physical examination were normal.· Repeated mental and physical examinations were also required.
· A postmortem examination showed 11 pellet wounds in the head.· A postmortem examination report showed he died from poisoning by carbon monoxide due to inhalation of fumes.· But 4 postmortem examinations have failed to establish the cause of his death.· A postmortem examination will take place in Vancouver later today to confirm identification from dental records.· The defence ministry refused to release his body to his family for a postmortem examination and radiation testing.· A postmortem examination will be carried out today.· The worm generally has a low pathogenicity, and the majority of infections are discovered only incidentally at postmortem examination.
· Graduates will receive maximum appropriate exemptions from the professional examinations of these bodies.· The Sub-Committee continued its review of the professional practice examination system.· Persons should be aged 18 or over and should: Either have passed Part A of the professional examination.· Even an admiral's good wishes could not dispense with the ability to pass a professional examination.· Holders of the honours degree are eligible for partial exemption from the professional examinations for membership of the Institute of Actuaries.
· The most controversial of outside evaluations involving outcome measurements are testing programmes and public examination results.· Pupils in independent schools achieve higher levels of success in public examinations than those at maintained schools.· Inevitably this committee had to consider the effect of public examinations upon the school curriculum.· On 29 July 1988, at the Romford County Court, the public examination of the appellant took place.· It is time to turn to the turbulent scene of public examinations as they now are.· The predominant constraint is, of course, public examinations.
· Braun has also overseen a thorough examination of all the corporate processes and product lines.· We talk to our patients and do a thorough physical examination.· Five tenders were returned and following a thorough examination by the team, the bid of Ericsson was selected for recommendation.· A thorough examination seems long overdue.· It is important to subject views, ideas and actions to thorough examination.· Usually, the clinical presentation is not subtle, and the presence of a malignancy becomes obvious after a thorough clinical examination.· After a thorough examination he said that I was well enough to hold it down.· League officials are to take this on board and make a thorough examination.
· Assessment is by written examination and dissertation.· The degree is awarded on the basis of written examinations and/or the presentation of a satisfactory thesis.· Diplomas are awarded to candidates who reach a satisfactory standard in written examinations following nine months of coursework.· Assessment: Each module is examined by a 90-minute written examination at the end of April.· The written examinations would provide the opportunity for assessing whether the student had acquired a sufficiently analytical approach to the subject.· Coursework and project assessment, written examinations and dissertation.
NOUN· Voice over Professors flew in especially from Prague to supervise the entrance examinations and emphasise the benefits of studying in their country.· He claimed to have taken entrance examinations for Stevens, but no records remain.· Having passed the entrance examinations he joined as an Aircraft Apprentice at Halton in August 1928.· There had been a rush to take part when the national college entrance examination was restored in 1977.
· They want to know how school examination results compare, about the level of truancy and about the staying-on rate after 16.· Cumin makes the significant point that employers appoint school leavers to posts before examination results are known in any case.· It is also examining both the admissions criteria and the examination results of the Vocational Course.· Whatever measures we apply to the examination results achieved by our students last summer, they are the best ever.· This indicated that first year examination results were a far superior predictor of wastage than the A-level scores of entrants.· Quality of tuition was notoriously difficult to judge: in-class assessment of teachers bore no correlation to examination results achieved.· Girls have now overtaken boys for examination results and women are indeed starting to dominate the workplace.· However, the assertion that the poor examination results were largely attributable to the low expectations of the department went forward unamended.
· This enables a student to optimise the opportunities presented to him without prejudice to his progression through the examination system.· I think the competition between the IoT and the Tax Faculty will lead to a better examination system for the IoT.· There were thus two examination systems set on diverging courses for membership of the same Division.· The examination system has long been a serious bone of contention in this country.· Perhaps that is the fault of the examination system.· Partnerships have a strong vested interest in the quality of output of the examination system and in its cost-effectiveness.· Yet there is significant concern for the quality and reliability of the output of this examination system.· Business no longer understands the examination system and its grades and it bemoans the continually changing scene.
VERB· This work is based on the examination of the goods used by some three hundred individuals in eighty-two households.· The events upon which the play is based suggest an interesting examination of the forces opposing happiness in marriage.· Less rewarding techniques are those based on faecal examination, either by flotation or by the Baerman method.· It should be noted that an audit report is an opinion based on an independent examination of available evidence.
· I had carried out postmortem examinations of the dead animals but had found only a non-specific gastro-enteritis.· This will include any doctor, psychiatrist or other expert directed to carry out an examination or assessment.· While I was carrying out my examination I would quite casually discuss recent events.· Resits may not be carried forward to another examination session, even if the particular module is repeated and another resit examination offered.
· Leech had conducted a post-mortem examination and found cerebral haemorrhage as the cause of death.· She did not conduct any physical examination.· Emphasis should be placed on strict adherence to a policy of changing into protective clothing before conducting a post-mortem examination.· This may be achieved by allowing parents to nominate their own expert to observe or jointly conduct any examination or assessment.
· But until now the detailed examination of the underwater ruins has been held back by a lack of suitable technology.· When he had finished, he would flash back to the complete page and select a new subject for detailed examination.· A more detailed examination would show the vowels are missing.· A more detailed examination of the utility oil stream will be made in Section 10. 2.· For more detailed motor examination, see Chapter 6.
· Five tenders were returned and following a thorough examination by the team, the bid of Ericsson was selected for recommendation.· And when children are given the chance to read in school, their reading is often followed by an examination.· Polyps recur, however, in 30-50% of all polypectomy patients, and they must therefore be followed with regular colonoscopic examinations.· Barium follow through examination showed a normal mucosal pattern in the graft.· In addition, an updated record is provided for each student following the termly examination committees, showing the student's results.· What follows is an examination of each with examples of how each might be justified.· In turn, following examination of staffing schedules, she will be informed if there is work available at her convenience.
· The study will include an examination of careers advice practices, selection of trainees and the role of employers.· His journey includes an examination of all things.· Nordenfalk's book includes the scrupulous examination of visual evidence always welcome and often found in writing by a museum curator.· Indeed, the definition of a financial audit explicitly includes examination of systems of internal control whereas the commercial audit does not.· This requirement includes a chest X-ray examination.· This would include prescribed medication and examinations by suitably qualified professions e.g. doctors, physiotherapists etc.· An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the accounts.
· A health check, in my opinion, involves a clinical examination and intervention, where appropriate, based on the findings.· The analysis involves close examination of a sample of markets in which significant entry has occurred.· Effectiveness involves an examination of the relationship between the output and objectives of the department.· This involves an examination of the relationship between the different parts of the structure and their relationship to society as a whole.· This study involves an examination at three distinct levels of the action of those in the public sector.· Clearly, one aspect of this must involve a much closer examination of the relationships between athletes and sports physicians.· This will involve an examination of internal and external factors.
· Perhaps an additional reassurance that you can in fact pass your future examinations!· Some years earlier, he had passed the Harvard examination with honors.· Do please inform the office if you have taken this course and passed the examination.· Qualified youths could become officers by passing competitive examinations, which Le Thanh Tong himself devised.· I know that their actual task is to pass the examinations they meet.· Fred Taylor, who had passed the examination with honors, was not among them.· All three passed their first accounting examinations.· In addition, Federal, State, and many local governments may require that inspectors pass a civil service examination.
· They are expected to take a full medical history and perform a physical examination.· A carefully performed neurologic examination may, of course, also yield helpful clues.· Athelstan leaned over to perform his own examination.· High street optometrists perform the necessary eye examinations for these patients.
· The pattern of assessment followed precedent, with only two courses requiring examinations.· Even though the problems of evidence and interpretation require reformulation, an examination of the long and complex debate is useful.· Whilst most bryozoa require microscopic examination, a few form colonies large and distinctive enough to be easily recognizable.· At the same time, these are obviously complex matters which require much more detailed examination.· These require more detailed examination in order to determine whether they disprove the hypothesis formulated above.· Turning to some individual stocks, we can see some of the main points that require examination.· This will require examination of the dynamics of local property markets, and of those factors which influence value generally.· Pupillage is not require your Bar examination.
· In 1920 she sat the competitive examination to enter the International Labour Office in Geneva and joined its agricultural service.· Most of our pupils will be ready to sit the external examination in May of S5.· These are sat under examination conditions and then marked internally.· It came just three weeks before the students were due to sit their examinations.· This will enable those eager and able to sit the relevant examination and thus qualify.· He sat on the examination table in his underpants, and I noticed how desperately thin he was getting.
· She studied botany, taking the honours examinations as a private student, and also geology and mineralogy.· He claimed to have taken entrance examinations for Stevens, but no records remain.· She felt as if she had taken an extremely exacting examination.· Instead, he got a girl who could never take the examinations.· The Hamiltons' Cheshire home was searched, and it is understood that a computer was among items taken away for examination.· In June 1874, after two years at Exeter, he took the Harvard admissions examination and passed with honors.· It was one of his few boasts that he had never taken an academic examination in his life.· Test yourself with the following passage, which contains misspelt words taken from examination scripts.
· All patients underwent an abdominal ultrasound examination before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.· Chun began by saying, with a grin, that he felt like a schoolboy undergoing examination in being interviewed by me.· Ballesteros underwent a severe examination two years ago.· By the end of the afternoon, Burrell underwent an examination and was told there is no cause for concern.· During the baseline examinations the subjects underwent a standardised dental examination.· During that time, he has undergone several medical examinations at the request of his father.· Before operation all patients underwent general physical examination and electrocardiographic and lung function studies to determine their general fitness for operation.· It had undergone detailed and lengthy examination by a Select Committee of this House.
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- BUndeterred, the group is revising its proposal and plans to contest every license that comes up for review.
WORD FAMILYnounexamexaminationcross-examinationexaminerverbexaminecross-examine
1[countable] formal a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one SYN exam: The examination results will be announced in September. He’s already taken the entrance examination.2[countable, uncountable] the process of looking at something carefully in order to see what it is likeexamination of a detailed examination of population statisticsunder examination The proposals are still under examination. The issues need further examination.on examination On closer examination the vases were seen to be cracked.3[countable] a set of medical tests: All patients had a complete physical examination. A post-mortem examination (=an examination on a dead body) showed that he died from head injuries.4[countable, uncountable] law the process of asking questions to get specific information, especially in a court of law → cross-examineCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1verbstake an examination (also sit an examination British English)· Do you have to take an examination in every subject?pass an examination (=succeed in it)· I really hope that Suzie passes the examination.fail an examination· Michael had never yet failed an examination.study for an examination (also revise for an examination British English)· I have been studying all week for the examination.do well/badly in an examination· He did well in his examinations, and went on to study at MIT.cheat in an examination· Any student caught cheating in an examination will be suspended.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + examinationa final examination (=at the end of a course)· My final examinations take place in June.a written/oral examination· For French, there is an oral and a written examination.a chemistry/French etc examination· Most of the pupils passed their science examination with flying colours.an entrance examination (=to enter a school or university)· He had now failed the college entrance examination twice.a mock examination (=a practice examination to prepare for the real one)· Mock examinations help you to prepare for the real thing.A-level/high school etc examinations· The school usually achieves good results in GCSE examinations.examination + NOUNexamination results· You will receive your examination results in the post.an examination paper· There will be a choice of questions on the examination paper.an examination question· Read the examination questions carefully before writing your answers.examination revision· I need to find somewhere quiet to do some examination revision.an examination script (=everything that someone writes in an examination)· I've just finished marking 200 examination scripts.examination marks· On average, girls achieved higher examination marks that boys.an examination pass· To apply, you need at least two A-level examination passes.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbscarry out an examination (also conduct an examination formal) (=examine something)· The police are carrying out an examination of the crime scene.adjectivesa careful examination· After a very careful examination of the evidence, we have ruled against the defendant.a detailed examination· Scientists have carried out a detailed examination of the house.a thorough/rigorous examination (=very careful)· There needs to be a thorough examination of these claims.a close examination (=very careful and detailed)· A close examination of the figures revealed many discrepancies.a brief examination (=quick, and not very detailed)· In chapter one, there is a brief examination of the economic situation in the country at the time.a cursory examination (=very quick and not careful or detailed)· Even a cursory examination of the documents would reveal some serious problems.a superficial examination (=looking only at things that are obvious and easy to see)· The police carried out a fairly superficial examination of the room.a preliminary/initial examination· The inland revenue began a preliminary examination of his tax returns in August.further examination (=a more detailed or careful examination)· The results of the experiment merit further examination.forensic examination (=the scientific methods used for finding out about a crime)· The clothing was sent to the lab for forensic examination.phraseson closer examination· On closer examination, I could see a slight crack in the window.under examination· The handling of the matter is under examination by congressional investigators.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbshave an examination· He was examined by Dr Bower yesterday and will have another examination today.undergo an examination (=have one)· All new employees are required to undergo a medical examination.conduct/perform an examination· The doctor will perform an examination in order to assess the problem.an examination shows (also an examination reveals formal)· A second examination showed a small growth in his stomach.adjectivesa medical examination· We need to do a further medical examination.a clinical examination (=by a doctor)· The clinical examination may not reveal anything abnormal.a post-mortem examination (=an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died)· The post-mortem examination showed that he died from a blood clot in the brain.a routine examination· I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination.