1.an official attempt to discover the cause of something bad that has affected the public, organized by someone chosen by the government
1.Aides said the FSA would have to finish its investigation first and that it was premature to say whether a public inquiry would be held.
助理人员表示，英国金融服务管理局必须首先完成自身的调查工作，现在决定是否开展公共调查还为时过早。
2.The London Assembly's take on the matter will not satisfy those who want an independent public inquiry.
对于该事件，伦敦议会对那些需要独立公众调查的人表示了不满。
3.But then he said a public inquiry (or inquiries) might have to wait until the same police completed a criminal probe.
可是他又说公开调查可能要等到警方完成刑事调查以后进行。
4.Calling a public inquiry when the stories first began to surface might have saved Mr.
也许在这件事刚浮出水面时，如果查里斯特就要求进行公开调查的话，会省去他很多烦心事。
5.The main opposition Conservative Party supports the decision but says there should be a full public inquiry into the war.
主要的反对党保守党支持了该决定，但是认为公众应该对该战争有个全面的了解。
6.As the NI crisis drags on, in the form of criminal investigations and the public inquiry, it could do Mr Cameron much harm in this slow way.
随着NI的危机继续拖延，此案可能会以刑事调查或公众质询的方式，让卡梅伦在漫长的苦战中元气大伤。
7.The Saville Inquiry was the independent public inquiry set up to examine the events of 30 January 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
萨维尔调查是独立的公开调查，为求澄清1972年1月30日，北爱尔兰，伦敦德里所发生事件。
8.Earlier Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron called for a full public inquiry into the telephone hacking by the newspaper.
该小报涉嫌行贿。星期五早些时候，首相卡梅伦呼吁对《世界新闻报》的电话窃听丑闻进行全面的公共调查。
9.Veterans' groups have slammed the British government's response to the situation as insufficient and demanDed a public inquiry.
老兵组织抨击英国政府对该事件重视不够，并要求进行公众调查。
10.Britain's Prime Minister Cameron agreed last Wednesday to launch a public inquiry into voice-mail interception by the News of the World.
英国首相卡梅伦上周三同意对《世界新闻报》窃听语音信箱一事展开公众调查。