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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
inspect .
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Examples
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The report is very honest about it: It'll be just like the deal with India, in which the US basically subsidizes the civilian nuclear industry, and "inspects" it, while the military program remains completely separate and unaccountable.
Josh Mull: Crazy COIN Strategy: US-Pakistani Nuclear Deal 2010
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It issued its warning in terms of the Food Safety Act "because of the possible presence of foreign objects such as inspects".
timesofmalta.com 2010
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He "inspects" them every day in an uncomfortably leering way.
ajc.com - News 2010
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The $2 million fine is the largest monetary penalty imposed to date by the board, which inspects accounting firms and writes and enforces the rules governing the auditing of public companies.
Audit Watchdog Fines Ernst & Young $2 Million Michael Rapoport 2012
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The five-member accounting watchdog, founded under the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate-overhaul act, inspects accounting firms and sets and enforces rules for the audits of public companies and, soon, the audits of securities brokers and dealers.
SEC Weighs Two Picks for One Spot on Audit Board Michael Rapoport 2012
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The American Grassfed Association AGA has developed more comprehensive standards and is the only third-party program that inspects and audits producers on an annual basis.
Maria Rodale: How to Buy Grass-fed Meats Maria Rodale 2012
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Associated Press A potential buyer inspects a one-ounce gold coin in August.
Gold's Fall Draws Coin Fans Rhiannon Hoyle 2012
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Bloomberg News A Chrysler employee inspects an engine at plant in Detroit.
Chrysler Labor Deal Mimics GM, Ford Terms Jeff Bennett 2011
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The guards gets out a magnifying glass and inspects his feet, running the explosives detector up and down his legs.
Airport Security: A Make-Believe Tale « Colleen Anderson 2009
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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Roy Watling, one of the U.K.'s last remaining scientists who specialize in naming and categorizing fungi, inspects ferns near Dawyck, Scotland.
The Fungus Among Us Multiplies As Mycological Taxonomists Wither Gautam Naik 2011
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