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Inquiry of vs inquiry on

Both 'inquiry of' and 'inquiry on' are commonly used phrases in English, but they are used in different contexts. 'Inquiry of' is used when referring to the subject or object of the inquiry, while 'inquiry on' is used when referring to the topic or subject being investigated.

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Inquiry of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the subject or object of the inquiry. For example, 'The inquiry of the suspect revealed new evidence.'

Examples:

  • The inquiry of the witness provided crucial information.
  • The inquiry of the student's behavior led to disciplinary action.
  • The inquiry of the company's financial records uncovered discrepancies.
  • 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:

  • investigation of
  • examination of
  • study of
  • analysis of
  • scrutiny of

inquiry on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the topic or subject being investigated. For example, 'The inquiry on climate change is ongoing.'

Examples:

  • The inquiry on the effects of the new policy is still ongoing.
  • The inquiry on the company's practices raised concerns.
  • The inquiry on the impact of technology on society is a complex issue.
  • To conclude, I want to mention that many witnesses at the temporary committee of inquiry on the Community transit system talked about Switzerland or the Isle of Man.
  • whereas the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur concluded that 'the Sudanese justice system is unable and unwilling to address the situation in Darfur',
  • I would like to mention that during the last term in office we had a committee of inquiry on direct budgetary aid, of which I myself was a member.
  • I abstained from the vote which has just been held in conclusion of the works of the Committee of Inquiry on BSE.
  • having regard to the Report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic submitted to the UNHRC on 23 November 2011,
  • having regard to its previous resolutions on BSE, especially those adopted on 19 February 1997 concerning the conclusions from the temporary committee of inquiry on BSE and on 19 November 1997 concerning the follow-up committee on implementation of the recommendations of the committee of inquiry,
  • having regard to the findings of the Committee of Inquiry on BSE and Parliament's resolution of 19 February 1997,
  • Underlines the following conclusion of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: 'The Sudanese justice system is unable and unwilling to address the situation in Darfur.
  • having regard to the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur to the UN Secretary-General of 25 January 2005,
  • Having regard to the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur (drawn up in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolution 1564(2004) of 18 September 2004),
  • Having regard to the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur (drawn up pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1564(2004)),
  • I made an inquiry on your behalf, ma'am.
  • The Commission has already made an inquiry on the issue raised in this written question.
  • In the context of its examination in the competition inquiry on the privatisation process: 1.
  • on Competition: Sector inquiry on retail banking
  • Our Parliament has come out in favour of a temporary committee of inquiry on the.
  • - We're conducting an inquiry on the... ...relationship between man and machine.
  • Excuse me for interrupting, but D.O.J, says you guys made an inquiry on Mateo Hernandez.
  • Because of that Dylan Klebold wannabe, we got an inquiry on the whole platoon.
  • We focused our inquiry on the scene and the forensics, which kind of spoke for themselves.

Alternatives:

  • investigation on
  • study on
  • research on
  • examination on
  • analysis on

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