Scholars of the great painting traditions of India, for example, have taken knowledge of their subject to new levels in the past few decades, with their assiduous combing of documents, deciphering of inscriptions and scrutinizing of artworks.
The F.D.I.C. cannot compel witnesses to testify and produce documents like a federal grand jury, and its review is limited largely to scrutinizing the documents from the failed bank to see if there are telltale signs of fraud or improper lending practices.
But after scrutinizing the document and interviewing two of the surviving victims by phone, Zelicoff and his Monterey Institute colleagues reached a different conclusion.
Then, you're questioned by several officials, each of whom scrutinizes your documents.
Three months ago, he launched another site, RosPil, dedicated to exposing state corruption, where he invites readers to scrutinize public documents for evidence of malfeasance and post their findings.
Given the conflicting accounts, the inspector general's office scrutinized some 25,000 pages of documents related to the program.
The first step in cases such as Marri's, Craig suggests, will be to evaluate the "dangerousness" of each detainee, and to scrutinize all documents passed on by the previous Administration.
To vet mortgages, Wall Street underwriters hired outside due diligence firms to scrutinize loan documents for exceptions, errors and violations of lending laws.
There may be so little left of the original castle that consultants often need to scrutinize family documents or excavate for clues to the castle's original design and materials.
Since the public can't scrutinize classified documents, we have to trust that elected representatives are capable of critically evaluating intelligence reports.
