FN: an act of carrying out a systematic or formal inquiry into (an incident or allegation) so as to establish the truth.So far , all the investigations of definitional overlap using the MRDs have been based on one sample of data , which was selected at random from a corpus of business letters . The investigation of anything happening directly on the river would normally be the responsibility of the River Police , at least until such time as it might lead to inquiries inland . This was prompted by an investigation of a food poisoning outbreak which left forty-three people ill . Confirmation of the official safety review came after a n investigation by Channel Four television into the deaths of patients . An investigation by the Building Research Establishment a few years ago identified over a thousand different kinds of faults in new homes under construction . It all began in the summer of 1990 , when investigations by various groups , including the International Primate Protection League , led to the confiscation , of the orangs at a port in Taiwan . I understand that , in view of the allegations about the conduct of Staffordshire special branch officers , the chief constable of Staffordshire has arranged for a full investigation by the deputy chief constable of another force . He was still subject to investigation by the Department of Justice . Preliminary investigations by Netherlands aviation officials indicated that the disaster , the worst ever in the Netherlands , was probably caused by aircraft metal fatigue stemming from excessive stress and corrosion . An investigation by a Commission taskforce into the implications of the single market also concluded that existing systems are inadequate to ensure the protection of the environment . Mr Erich Honecker , aged 77 , the disgraced former party chief , is among six ex-politburo members now under investigation for abuse of office , corruption and personal enrichment . This , as it happens , has turned out to be fortunate , because her brother is now one of the many public figures in Italy under investigation for corruption . More detailed stream sediment surveys are used by the BGS Mineral Reconnaissance Programme ( MRP ) to define smaller areas worthy of intensive investigation for specific targets . De Lorenzo , a Liberal who is under investigation for vote-rigging , quit after the arrest of his father on an unrelated corruption charge . Summing up , the coroner praised the police for their investigation of what he described as ` a most unhappy and distressing case " . A large-scale investigation of health behaviour in Scotland , which is concentrating , initially , on health-related behaviour in a middle aged sample , has recently commenced . Although Gates claimed that the incident was an aberration , records showed that there were 1,294 investigations of police brutality in California between 1984 and 1989 , making it second in the country only to Texas . No power was given to conduct investigations on its own and it had to advertise in the local press for information to be brought to it . But neither of them felt particularly inclined to get back and tell Evelyn the results of their investigation . As their investigation progressed , so did their conviction that it was the President himself who was at the heart of the deception . ` I 've been involved in Howard 's murder investigation , " he said , clearing his throat . The police investigation was sparked off in 1991 when a Sheffield woman made a detailed statement to police alleging abuse by the Hanbys while she was in their care as a child . After the Johnson saga , FIFA demanded a far-reaching investigation into the misuse of drugs in English League football . The theme selected for the research was an investigation into social factors affecting output . The Metropolitan police are conducting a major investigation into alleged war crimes . Today police began an independent investigation into these allegations . AI called for an independent investigation into ` Akkawi 's death and urged Prime Minister Shamir to intervene swiftly to stop torture and ill-treatment . It also led to an investigation of whether anything said in that review had been noticed by the author . There have been some investigations into determining how fully lexicons derived from machine readable dictionaries are able to cover unseen text . I demand on behalf of the American people that we understand why these investigations are n't being conducted .Harry_Reed : This investigation has been stymied stopped , obstructions thrown up every step of the way .Before a skyscraper can be built , a feng shui ( see page 68 ) investigation must take place to ensure that the site and the building will promote health , harmony , and prosperity .