Another cultural touchstone of obscure origin comes under examination in Amanda Hess's piece, for Slate, about the evolution of People's "Sexiest Man Alive" franchise.
In the mid-1990's he again collaborated with a local playwright, staging Guo Shixing's highly popular "Birdmen," about a group of old Beijing residents whose hobby of raising birds comes under examination by a psychiatrist who has returned from abroad, and "Chess Master," the story of a father's destructive obsession with Chinese chess.
While the N.S.A.'s operations in recent months have come under examination, new details are also emerging about earlier domestic-surveillance activities, including the agency's attempt to wiretap a member of Congress, without court approval, on an overseas trip, current and former intelligence officials said.
An iterative, data driven approach was used, each design step coming under examination from one or more measurement tools: finite-element method, acoustic impulse testing, and laser vibrometry.
His goal kicking was decent on Saturday, although if he misses some crucial kicks he will come under examination because that's the nature of the role.
The perception of fairness in clinical examinations in the UK came under scrutiny recently when an aspect of the Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners examination was independently reviewed.
Among high-profile literary adaptations, Cold War ethics came under chilly examination in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, an incisive if emotionally distancing version of John le Carré's novel, directed with a foreigner's eye by Swedish director Tomas Alfredson.
Right up to the day David Kelly killed himself, his line manager was unaware of what the rest of us knew: that even before Andrew Gilligan misquoted him and his interaction with the press came under forensic examination, the 59-year-old scientist was deeply worried about the future - unsure even what his pension would be and whether it would be sufficient for his needs.
In a predictably hostile atmosphere, England displayed early nerves and goalkeeper Joe Hart, in particular, came under stern examination from the hosts.
