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thorough English

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thorough

not to miss or omit any detail. The thorough investigation by the police led to the arrest of the criminals. These are the most thorough workers I have ever seen. complete; absolute It is a thorough pleasure to see the building finished.

thorough

painstakingly careful and accurate our accountant is thorough thorough research (= exhaustive, thoroughgoing) performed comprehensively and completely an exhaustive study made a thorough search thoroughgoing research

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Simple sentences

The theory is based on thorough research.
A thorough investigation is now in progress.
I'd like you to have a thorough examination.
People are not worse today than they used to be. Only reporting of their deeds has become more thorough.
Be thorough.
Tom is thorough.
I'm thorough.
I should've been more thorough.
Tom has written a very thorough report.
Thank you for your thorough explanation.
I recommend a thorough checkup for your husband.
The research director had the department do a thorough job in testing the new product.
He made a thorough analysis of the problem.
I'll make a thorough investigation.
Police cordoned off the area and carried out a thorough search for the fugitive.

Movie subtitles

I was thorough.
Oh, maybe your research wasn't as thorough as you thought it was.
Nana's servants flee after a thorough ransacking.
I'd like you to come in tomorrow for a more thorough examination.
You taught me a thorough lesson.
I went into that pretty thorough.
No one can really be esteemed accomplished, unless, you have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, dancing, and, the modern languages.
German organisation is very thorough.
A bit too thorough for us.
She must be a thorough nuisance.
After giving this man a thorough examination I believe he should be dismissed.
I am prepared for a thorough investigation of all documents.
Start that, I give him a thorough inspection, the full treatment.
Whoever did these jobs is very thorough.
That's a good question. I gave him a thorough examination and discovered something peculiar.
Have them perform thorough tests. See if they check out as normal.
The president is saddened by this tragic event and demands a thorough investigation.
A thorough host, aren't you?
And I had a toothache. And we didn't have any cases. -After long and thorough consideration we found the mistake of our business.
Come on. - Thorough nuisance.
I went into that pretty thorough. There wasn't no fight.
They certainly made a thorough job of it.
But I'd feel better if he went down to Johns Hopkins and had a thorough going-over.
Yes, I've always felt that a thorough knowledge of the classics might come in handy.
You did a very thorough job, Walton.
But it was determined that the traitor spoke perfect German. and a very thorough investigation proved Czaka. doesn't speak a bit of German.
It looks as if the police have made a thorough search.
She must be a thorough nuisance. Come along, we're hours late.
Either a thorough scoundrel or a complete idiot.
Go to her room and make a thorough search of everything.
A very thorough villain.
Well, you see, lady, he's had a pretty thorough shock.
She was spanish. a spanish gypsy, and a thorough bad lot.
I can recall when you were less thorough.
I can see that you're a thorough-going scalawag, young man.
Why don't you give him a thorough check-up tomorrow? No problem.
Leave us, so I can give this man a thorough lecture.
You certainly did a fast and thorough job of it.

News and current affairs

Argentina's crisis should remind us of the pressing need to reform the global financial system - and thorough reform of the IMF is where we must begin.
Some royals recognize this and know that a more thorough housecleaning is needed.
Governments and parliaments have an obligation to launch a thorough review of the Basel rules, and to demand revisions that align them with the public interest.
De facto, since 1999, growth has been negligible and Argentina has endured a thorough crisis.
He believes that creativity has been stifled by a public philosophy described as corporatism, and that only through thorough reform of our private institutions, financial and others, can individuality and dynamism be restored.
When the G-20 meets later this Fall, it should therefore demand an independent and thorough review of the IMF and the World Bank, as well as other international agencies.
Empress Maria Theresa prohibited belief in vampires and ordered a thorough examination of possible natural reasons for such unusual events, as well as the actual causes of death.
This will require thorough independent due diligence on securitizations, proper cash-flow sensitivity analysis, and less reliance on credit rating agencies paid by issuers.
Liberals are known to favor more thorough economic and political reforms, such as democratization at the grassroots level and a free press.
Now, under President Roh Moo-hyun, a new Truth and Reconciliation Law has not only stimulated a thorough airing of historical grievances, but has also led to a hunt for past collaborators.
A thorough overhaul of compensation structures must be an important element of the new financial order.
Romney may not be a tax evader; only a thorough investigation by the US Internal Revenue Service could reach that conclusion.
Though circumstances dictate that Bernanke is the best candidate and should be reappointed, the real challenge is to ensure a thorough intellectual housecleaning at the Fed in order to open space for alternative economic views.
When Putin made the most important appointment of his life - the choice of his successor - one can be sure that his calculations were thorough.
But one question has largely escaped thorough examination: what Russia's annexation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine indicates about the European Union's foreign policy.
The report's thorough assessment of recent research, experience, and innovation led to the unambiguous conclusion that acting now would be far less costly than waiting.
But this reflects a thorough misunderstanding of the issue.
In 1934, Joseph Stalin, too, ordered a thorough investigation into the murder of a rival: Sergei Kirov, the head of the Communist Party in Leningrad.
The African Union needs thorough rethinking.
For Schmidt, thorough analysis was a necessary prerequisite for all political action.
Such a clause could be renewed, but there is nothing so effective as a firm deadline to force a thorough review and concentrate minds.

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