Inspection
noun
The act of looking at something closely and carefully.
The teacher made an inspection of the classroom to ensure it was clean.
Often appears as...
- carry out an inspection
- pass an inspection
noun
A formal visit to check that rules are being followed.
The health and safety inspection found several violations.
Often appears as...
- health and safety inspection
- food hygiene inspection
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Formal
Technical
noun
A detailed look at something to assess its quality.
Upon inspection, the antique was found to be a fake.
Often appears as...
- close inspection
- detailed inspection
noun
An official visit to an organization to check that everything is correct and legal.
The school is due for an inspection by the education board next month.
Often appears as...
- school inspection
- routine inspection
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The act of looking at something closely and carefully.
The teacher made an inspection of the classroom to ensure it was clean.
Often appears as...
- carry out an inspection
- pass an inspection
noun
A formal visit to check that rules are being followed.
The health and safety inspection found several violations.
Often appears as...
- health and safety inspection
- food hygiene inspection
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A detailed look at something to assess its quality.
Upon inspection, the antique was found to be a fake.
Often appears as...
- close inspection
- detailed inspection
noun
An official visit to an organization to check that everything is correct and legal.
The school is due for an inspection by the education board next month.
Often appears as...
- school inspection
- routine inspection
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Assessment
Inspection involves visually examining something, not just a quick glance.
He paused for a thorough inspection of the artwork.
Pro Tip 2/2Attention to Detail
A thorough inspection requires focusing on small details to spot issues.
The mechanic's inspection revealed a small leak.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Assessment
Inspection involves visually examining something, not just a quick glance.
He paused for a thorough inspection of the artwork.
Pro Tip 2/2Attention to Detail
A thorough inspection requires focusing on small details to spot issues.
The mechanic's inspection revealed a small leak.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Assessment
Inspection involves visually examining something, not just a quick glance.
He paused for a thorough inspection of the artwork.
Pro Tip 2/2Attention to Detail
A thorough inspection requires focusing on small details to spot issues.
The mechanic's inspection revealed a small leak.
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
fascinated about it so yes they could possibly be in here too and would be a very important food source to a lot of critters that live in the water so I'm on bush walk in the morning I think we'll be checking and aim sort of having a closer inspection of the mud wallows I'd like to do that on my bush walks and
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
heart-wrenching sound of a bull beast in distress right next to the road in the heart of North clan territory on closer inspection we saw a North clan head pop up over the long grass the mournful wails of the world beast continued and attracted a few more clan members
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Tom Wujec: Got a wicked...
Some years ago, I stumbled across a simple design exercise that helps people understand and solve complex problems, and like many of these design exercises, it kind of seems trivial at first, but under deep inspection, it turns out that it reveals unexpected truths
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Using language and time...
accessible in order to understand my work a person only needs to know how to read but upon closer inspection one simple word or in this case the absence of it can contain a world of meaning I'm particularly interested in the way we
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Research on Mt. Erebus PIPE...
light which is pretty rare but can erupt really violently there's no doubt in my mind that we're on terrain that has crevasses underneath it we can't see I have to poke around and really have a good inspection of the site kind of
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Inside an Antarctic time...
like gamekeepers popping a spent shotgun shell from the barrel of a drill they inspect it they check it for cracks for drill damage for Spall's for chips more importantly they prepare it for inspection and analysis by 27
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Lee Hotz: Inside an...
like gamekeepers popping a spent shotgun shell from the barrel of a drill. They inspect it, they check it for cracks, for drill damage, for spalls, for chips. More importantly, they prepare it for inspection and analysis
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Greasy Cocaine PIPE...
from mexico he said he's coming from from reynosa and he said that he had the vehicle for seven months but the guy had no crosses so that that's a little bit suspicious we're gonna do an inspection on the
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Why we need gender-neutra...
Panty checks? Really. Genital inspections outside of bath change rooms at public pools? There's no legal or ethical or plausible way to enforce laws like these anyway. They exist only to foster fear
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Crabs Trade Shells in...
After a close inspection, the big crab moves in.
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
fascinated about it so yes they could possibly be in here too and would be a very important food source to a lot of critters that live in the water so I'm on bush walk in the morning I think we'll be checking and aim sort of having a closer inspection of the mud wallows I'd like to do that on my bush walks and
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
heart-wrenching sound of a bull beast in distress right next to the road in the heart of North clan territory on closer inspection we saw a North clan head pop up over the long grass the mournful wails of the world beast continued and attracted a few more clan members
Video examples
Tom Wujec: Got a wicked...
Some years ago, I stumbled across a simple design exercise that helps people understand and solve complex problems, and like many of these design exercises, it kind of seems trivial at first, but under deep inspection, it turns out that it reveals unexpected truths
Video examples
Using language and time...
accessible in order to understand my work a person only needs to know how to read but upon closer inspection one simple word or in this case the absence of it can contain a world of meaning I'm particularly interested in the way we
Video examples
Research on Mt. Erebus PIPE...
light which is pretty rare but can erupt really violently there's no doubt in my mind that we're on terrain that has crevasses underneath it we can't see I have to poke around and really have a good inspection of the site kind of
Video examples
Inside an Antarctic time...
like gamekeepers popping a spent shotgun shell from the barrel of a drill they inspect it they check it for cracks for drill damage for Spall's for chips more importantly they prepare it for inspection and analysis by 27
Video examples
Lee Hotz: Inside an...
like gamekeepers popping a spent shotgun shell from the barrel of a drill. They inspect it, they check it for cracks, for drill damage, for spalls, for chips. More importantly, they prepare it for inspection and analysis
Video examples
Greasy Cocaine PIPE...
from mexico he said he's coming from from reynosa and he said that he had the vehicle for seven months but the guy had no crosses so that that's a little bit suspicious we're gonna do an inspection on the
Video examples
Why we need gender-neutra...
Panty checks? Really. Genital inspections outside of bath change rooms at public pools? There's no legal or ethical or plausible way to enforce laws like these anyway. They exist only to foster fear
Video examples
Crabs Trade Shells in...
After a close inspection, the big crab moves in.
Example 1 of 10
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that spirit that we can hear or read a teaching and then look at our own lives, at our own experiences to see whether anything might have been revealed about them.
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Jay Parini
American Writer
A. S. Byatt is a writer in mid-career whose time has certainly come, because 'Possession' is a tour de force that opens every narrative device of English fiction to inspection without, for a moment, ceasing to delight.
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Emily Compagno
American Lawyer
Before I could go out with friends I had to get my room 'ready for inspection,' and a good chunk of our family bonding time besides the kids' activities were definitely all the chores we did. Which I loved.
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Kendrick Meek
American Politician
I think it is important also to recognize that our Customs border protection officers who secure our borders and conduct inspections of people in vehicles and cargo are also facing staffing shortages.
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Douglas Feith
American Public Servant
The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision that because of the international pressure Iraq has to disarm itself.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Guantanamo is still open, but it's unlikely that serious torture is going on at Guantanamo. There is just too much inspection.
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Arthur Bloch
American Writer
A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
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Jack Vance
American Author
But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.
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Martin Sheen
American Actor
Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that spirit that we can hear or read a teaching and then look at our own lives, at our own experiences to see whether anything might have been revealed about them.
Quote examples
Jay Parini
American Writer
A. S. Byatt is a writer in mid-career whose time has certainly come, because 'Possession' is a tour de force that opens every narrative device of English fiction to inspection without, for a moment, ceasing to delight.
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Emily Compagno
American Lawyer
Before I could go out with friends I had to get my room 'ready for inspection,' and a good chunk of our family bonding time besides the kids' activities were definitely all the chores we did. Which I loved.
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Kendrick Meek
American Politician
I think it is important also to recognize that our Customs border protection officers who secure our borders and conduct inspections of people in vehicles and cargo are also facing staffing shortages.
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Douglas Feith
American Public Servant
The key to making the inspections work is the Iraqi government making the crucial decision that because of the international pressure Iraq has to disarm itself.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Guantanamo is still open, but it's unlikely that serious torture is going on at Guantanamo. There is just too much inspection.
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Arthur Bloch
American Writer
A failure will not appear until a unit has passed final inspection.
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Jack Vance
American Author
But I've sure worked at jobs where I have been under inspection.
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Martin Sheen
American Actor
Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't.
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