Inquiry of vs inquiry into

Both 'inquiry of' and 'inquiry into' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Inquiry of' is used when asking about someone's opinion or knowledge, while 'inquiry into' is used when investigating or looking into a matter.

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Inquiry of

This phrase is correct and commonly used when asking about someone's opinion or knowledge.

Use 'inquiry of' when you want to ask someone about their opinion or knowledge on a particular matter.

Examples:

I made an inquiry of the expert to get more information on the topic.
She made an inquiry of her colleagues to gather different perspectives.
The teacher made an inquiry of the students to understand their views on the project.

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This restriction on scientific freedom has been rejected by the German Medical Association and by the Committee of Inquiry of the Austrian and German parliaments.
having regard to the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry of 23 November 2011,
In 1984 the Committee of Inquiry of the European Parliament, of which I was the chairman and the late Dimitrios Evrigenis from the Group of the European People's Party was the rapporteur, proposed in its recommendations that there should be a Year against Racism.
The EU also welcomes the promise of cooperation between the Libyan authorities and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Commission of Inquiry of the UN Human Rights Council, as well as the International Criminal Court.
This is the beginning of an official inquiry of Ceressus.
What you do have to appreciate with an inquiry of this nature is just how much work goes on behind the scenes.
However, the right of inquiry of Parliament was considerably reinforced with respect to the situation obtaining before the Treaty of Maastricht.
According to latest inquiry of Swiss Economical Organisations
I know the law firm appears to be the target of an inquiry of some kind.
The importance of this was also shown in the case of the inquiry of Equitable Life.
Finally, let me respond to Mr Blokland, who demanded to know the cost of the inquiry of this Parliament.
The measure was notified by letter of 5 March 2002, received on 8 March 2002, in response to this inquiry of the Commission.
The gentleman from the Soviet embassy who had the poor taste to get his brains blown out has earned me and the Director a joint inquiry of the House and Senate intelligence committees.
Ms Kadeer's call for an independent inquiry of the July events was supported by committee members, including Chairwoman Heidi Hautala (Greens/EFA, Finland), who believed "there's a case for an independent international investigation".
The Commission does not have any concrete information concerning the independent inquiry of the violent events against migrants in Malta in March 2008 and thus is not in a position to give any statements as regards the behaviour of the Maltese authorities.
Recognises the Ombudsman's efforts to improve the institutions' performance and his endeavours aimed at further shortening the current average length of inquiry of 13 months;
"Inquiry of timers.
In order to gather comparative information concerning the setting up and working procedures of the committees of inquiry of national parliaments of the Member States, data collected from 15 Member States and Switzerland in 2003 was evaluated.
the Actuarial Notary in fulfillment with the arrangement on sheet 50 of the document entitled Jacinto Zubiria on the inquiry of the reasons which caused his death was constituted in the working-class neighborhood where Mrs. Germina Maldonado lives who is Zubiria's widow
It's an inquiry of a rather delicate nature.

Alternatives:

questioning of
query of
interrogation of
examination of
investigation of

inquiry into

This phrase is correct and commonly used when investigating or looking into a matter.

Use 'inquiry into' when you want to investigate or examine a particular matter or subject.