And yet the myth is untouchable, because we cannot return to inspect it for ourselves.
Donald B. Stewart, American prisoners-of war in German captivity who were taken to the massacre site to inspect it for themselves.
The temptation in reading criticism by an author better known for her novels and stories is to inspect it for clues to her own work.
When Alan Dorfman tried to step aboard a 300-foot garbage barge in the New York Harbor about a month ago to inspect it for some planned repairs, he got a nasty surprise.
It is holding the Farley Mowat in an east coast port while fisheries officials investigate, after which a separate team from the transport department will start inspecting it for safety deficiencies.
Elated to be arriving in dignity like test pilots rather than cargo plopping into the ocean, the astronauts proceeded to strut around the shuttle inspecting it for nicks and dings.
Even with DEET, however, it is critical to shower and rub your skin with a cloth soon after your hike, and inspect your skin (better yet, have someone else inspect it) for any sign of ticks, which should be promptly removed with a tweezer.
Local police said earlier that they had not been yet able to identify the gunmen, whose bodies remained by the car while bomb experts inspected it for explosives.
When put in a new cage, rats usually inspect it for a time but then get bored and just sit around.
Before pouring the wine, he places the screw cap on the table, but without smelling or inspecting it for mold as he would a cork.
Over the past decade, ecologist David Barnes of the British Antarctic Survey sampled the debris that washed up on 30 remote island beaches around the globe, inspecting it for animals such as barnacles, polychaete worms, and bryozoans.
