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scrutiny

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be under scrutiny

To be scrutinized, examined, or monitored very carefully. The company has been under close scrutiny by the government on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. You'll be under scrutiny during this probationary period of your employment. As the cashier, you'll definitely be under scrutiny if anyone notices that money missing.
See also: scrutiny

come under scrutiny

To begin being scrutinized, examined, or monitored very carefully. The company has come under intense scrutiny from the government on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. You'll be the first to come under scrutiny if anyone notices that money missing. I hear that their business practices have come under scrutiny from the FBI.
See also: come, scrutiny

have (someone or something) under scrutiny

To begin scrutinizing, examining, or monitoring someone or something very carefully. The government has had the company under close scrutiny on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. The boss has me under scrutiny right now because of that mishap with the Robertson account, so I have to be extremely careful not to make any more mistakes. I know management will really have me under scrutiny during this probationary period of my employment.
See also: have, scrutiny

keep (someone or something) under scrutiny

To continue scrutinizing, examining, or monitoring someone or something very carefully. The government has been keeping the company under close scrutiny on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. The boss has kept me under scrutiny ever since that mishap with the Robertson account, so I have to be extremely careful not to make any more mistakes.
See also: keep, scrutiny

put (someone or something) under scrutiny

To begin scrutinizing, examining, or monitoring someone or something very carefully. The government has put the company under close scrutiny on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. The boss is putting me under scrutiny right now because of that mishap with the Robertson account, so I have to be extremely careful not to make any more mistakes.
See also: put, scrutiny

under scrutiny

Being scrutinized, examined, or monitored very carefully. Often modified by words such as "careful" or "close" between "under" and "scrutiny." The government kept the company under close scrutiny on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering. You'll be under scrutiny during this probationary period of your employment.
See also: scrutiny
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*under (close) scrutiny

Fig. being watched or examined closely. (*Typically: be ~; have someone or something ~; keep someone or something ~.) The suspect was kept under scrutiny throughout the investigation.
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Most of his time was spent in the eye of the ship scanning the horizon ahead, as though he were endowed with sufficient reason to know that the vessel was bound for some port where there would be other human beings to undergo his searching scrutiny. All in all, Ajax, as he had been dubbed, was considered the most remarkable and intelligent ape that any one aboard the Marjorie W.
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She instantly returned the stranger's scrutiny by a frowning, ungracious look.
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"WHEN it comes to the wielding of power, democracy doesn't get a look in." That is the view of one Shropshire councillor on the current make-up of the authority's scrutiny committees - which are designed to hold the ruling cabinet and its decisions to account.
'Democracy doesn't even get a look-in' Councillor criticises scrutiny operation
"They are too numerous to mention, but in particular he was the cabinet member for leisure and community, chair of the scrutiny board, social care housing and health scrutiny panel.
Former councillors are made Honorary Aldermen
But Tory group leader Cllr Matt Vickers has cried foul and claims his party will be "frozen out" of leadership roles on all council panels - including the overview and scrutiny committee.
Row over council scrutiny panel leadership
Summary: Puducherry [India], Mar 28 (ANI): Returning officer for Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency T Arun on Thursday said that 18 out of 37 nominations were found to be in order at the end of scrutiny of papers.
LS polls: 18 nominations for Puducherry accepted, 19 rejected after scrutiny
KARACHI -- Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) announced the schedule for the submission of scrutiny forms for Humanities (Regular group) and special candidates.
BIEK announces scrutiny forms submission schedule
A report by the Wales Audit Office has praised Anglesey's level of internal scrutiny - a far cry from its previous dark days which once saw it dubbed the "most corrupt" in the UK.
Council praised for better scrutiny
New Delhi: The CBDT has issued a fresh directive on 'limited scrutiny' assessment cases allowing the tax officials to widen the scope of such probes if they receive "credible" information of tax evasion by assessees.
CBDT allows taxman to widen certain 'limited scrutiny' cases; orders no roving enquiries
Scrutiny forms for Intermediate part-II Arts regular group annual examination 2018 will be received from November 14 to December 13.
BIEK announces scrutiny forms submission schedule
figure By SAM KIPLAGAT Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti has faulted a judge who nullified his election for ignoring scrutiny and recount of votes, which still put him ahead of his rival Joseph Oyugi Magwagwa.Arguing before the Supreme Court on Thursday, Mr Awiti through lawyers Tom Ojienda and Otiende Amollo also faulted the Court of Appeal for not considering the scrutiny report, which was part of evidence in the election petition.
Governor Cyprian Awiti fights to retain seat
KARACHI -- The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) here on Tuesday announced that the scrutiny forms for the second year examinations 2018, Science (Pre-Engineering) and Science (General) groups will be collected from October 2 to November 3.
BIEK invites scrutiny forms from candidates dissatisfied with their results
Islamabad -- National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started the scrutiny of the reference against former Prime Minister (PM) Shaukat Aziz and Ministers and on the completion of the scrutiny reference will be fixed for hearing.
NAB starts scrutiny of reference filed against former PM Shaukat Aziz, former ministers
ISLAMABAD -- A single Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench dismissed a PTI writ petition seeking to declare the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) scrutiny of its foreign funding via a committee unlawful.
IHC dismisses PTI's petition for declaring scrutiny of its funds unlawful
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