bear inspection
Frequency: 5.22.9 per million words
to be good enough to be examined
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Examples (10)
- The old bridge barely managed to bear the inspection, showing signs of wear.
- Her claims of innocence did not bear detailed inspection; too many inconsistencies emerged.
- The quality of the product must bear rigorous inspection before it can be shipped.
- His alibi will certainly not bear close inspection by the police.
- Despite his bravado, his arguments couldn't bear serious inspection.
- The ancient manuscript still seemed to bear academic inspection well, defying its age.
- A transparent government should always be able to bear public inspection.
- The evidence presented was so strong that it could easily bear any inspection.
- He hoped his hastily written report would bear the inspection of his demanding boss.
- If the structural integrity doesn't bear thorough inspection, we'll have to rebuild.