the aim were investigated vs the aim were examined

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• Should not the compatibility of raw materials extraction and protection aims be investigated case by case, even in regional planning, as the principle of case-by-case examination laid down by the directive provides? -
• He also said that the aims were identical, in that one of the aims was sustainability.
• Subsequently, while recognising that the aims were sound, Parliament and the Council decided that the measure proposed was inappropriate.
• Looks like those suspicions were investigated and dismissed.
• Only residues at the injection sites were investigated.
• Until they were investigated on suspicion of market manipulation.
• Their lives were investigated and there was nothing linking them.
• They were investigated by the PCA.
• Four specific audit objectives were investigated:
• In a placebo-controlled, 7-week trial polysomnographic parameters were investigated.
• Anger was defused because it was agreed that one polling station in each community could stay open until complaints were investigated.
• Finally, seven users submitted full questionnaire replies, two of which were investigated on-spot.
• How many mergers were investigated in 2001?
• In an open prospective study, the pharmacokinetics of BID and TID VIRACEPT regimens in 18 HIV infected children aged 2-14 years were investigated.
• In a study of 66 patients with moderate plaque psoriasis, immune responses during and after Raptiva treatment were investigated.
• Using the FVII clotting assay, the pharmacokinetics of NovoSeven were investigated in 35 healthy Caucasian and Japanese subjects in a dose-escalation study.
• As far as Greece is concerned, eight websites providing the abovementioned services were investigated and irregularities were found in seven of them.
• In 2007 the European Commission, together with national enforcement authorities, conducted an Internet Sweep in which the websites offering airline tickets were investigated for compliance with consumer law.
• Dozens of young people who were using Internet forums to express their opinions were investigated and threatened with criminal records in 2008.
• Out of hundreds of cases, only two were investigated and not one senior official has been prosecuted in relation to these.

Some examples from the web:

• He also said that the aims were identical, in that one of the aims was sustainability.
• Subsequently, while recognising that the aims were sound, Parliament and the Council decided that the measure proposed was inappropriate.
• Two cases giving this reason were examined.
• These allegations were examined during the dumping verification visits.
• In addition, coherence between different laws should be re-examined and improved, with the aim, inter alia, of establishing a simpler regulatory environment.
• The projects were examined by the Directorate-General for Regional Policy.
• 3634 food samples were examined of which 69 were found to be irradiated but not labelled.
• Several complete files were examined in 2006 and four more are currently under evaluation.
• In total 3744 food samples were examined of which 77 were irradiated.
• Several temporary solutions were examined to accommodate the additional staff.
• The possible effects of the existing spare capacity were examined.
• In clinical studies, antibodies to romiplostim were examined.
• For example, certain general forms of transport aid were examined extremely critically by the Commission.
• In this respect the imports from Samsung were examined.
• These issues were examined during the verification visit carried out on 2-3 July 2007.
• These estimates were examined in the course of the investigation and are considered to be reliable.
• Imports from Korea were examined in the context of this investigation and de minimis dumping margins were found.
• Both the Canadian and USA markets were examined to determine their suitability to be used as analogue country.
• The differences between both types of castings were examined and explained (see aforementioned recitals).
• Three reports were examined together and generated a great many questions.