Which preposition to use with investigation

of Occurrences 510%

A minister may be fearless of the investigations of scientific criticism.

in Occurrences 90%

The fact that Austria refused to make public the full evidence on which she based her accusations against the Servian Government, added to the fact that she made these accusations after a secret investigation in which the defendant had no representation, has shocked not only America but the entire world; and has convinced the world, as a whole, that Austria and Germany were more guilty of wrongdoing than was Servia.

into Occurrences 81%

The Jarvises were not aware that there had ever been any investigation into it.

by Occurrences 30%

On investigation by officers of the Board of Health, the foul odor was found to exhale from the premises of 113 Nassau Street.

on Occurrences 21%

As if that were not enough, any move of investigation on my part would be radically misinterpreted, and to my own danger, by the men.

to Occurrences 17%

They were too resolute in their movements and much too thorough and methodical in their search, for me to dream of their confining their investigations to the first floor.

as Occurrences 17%

- 1: Subject to investigation as to whether New York American League Club has title.

at Occurrences 13%

On the night after the murder, while Inspector Chippenfield was making investigations at Riversbrook, Hill had managed to obtain the opportunity to put the letters back.

with Occurrences 12%

I was busy writing, and when he took up a delicate pearl opera-glass, I stopped his investigations with the time-honored, "No, no, dear, that's for grown-up people.

for Occurrences 9%

She had consented to abolish the trade in ten years; and had she not done this, even though we, after an investigation for nearly five years, had ourselves hung back?

before Occurrences 9%

"So, Mr. Darrin, I give you my word that I won't even start my investigations before this evening.

about Occurrences 9%

In my papers on Mar. 21st are various investigations about attractions in both mines.

without Occurrences 5%

The shooting party had gone over to a distant part of the estate, therefore we were able to stroll together up the hill and commence our investigations without let or hindrance.

along Occurrences 5%

After the experiments of Franklin that did so much to advance the study of electrical phenomena, and to suggest practical applications of electricity, physicists in all countries occupied themselves with investigations along lines marked out by the American philosopher.

among Occurrences 5%

What, after all, the schemers concluded, is the little matter of an investigation among Senators to guilty Senators who, deeply versed in the law, have destroyed every compromising document that could be admissible as evidence?

under Occurrences 5%

It can interfere with no one's faith, prescribe forms of worship for no one's observance, inflict no punishment but after well-ascertained guilt, the result of investigation under rules prescribed by the Constitution itself.

than Occurrences 4%

So he was likely to undergo a more simple investigation than that which was submitted to my analysis, viz.

from Occurrences 3%

In all three cases its opposite is empirical, namely, empirico-psychological investigation by observation in distinction from noëtical investigation from principles; empirical origin in distinction from an origin in pure reason, and empirical use in distinction from application beyond the limits of experience.

through Occurrences 3%

Louise had originally undertaken her investigation through curiosity and a desire to amuse herself by unveiling the mystery.

beyond Occurrences 2%

It was natural that navigators should examine unknown islands, cursorily at least; but it did not follow that, if trade was their object, they should delay their voyage in order to push their investigations beyond a very moderate limit.

during Occurrences 2%

The principal object of conducting the investigation during the summer solstice has been the facilities afforded for determining atmospheric absorption, the sun's zenith distance at noon being only 17° 12' at New York.

throughout Occurrences 2%

Mr. Richard Ford's forthcoming work"The Handbook for Spain"about which Mr. Borrow had been making so many enquiries, was the result of many years' hard riding and constant investigation throughout Spain, one of the least known of all European countries at that time.

against Occurrences 2%

The Royal Government considers it its duty as a matter of course to begin an investigation against all those persons who have participated in the outrage of June 28th and who are in its territory.

across Occurrences 1%

Finally, pursuing my investigations across the basins of the Kaweah and Tule, I discovered that the Sequoia belt attained its greatest development just where, owing to the topographical peculiarities of the region, the ground had been most perfectly protected from the main ice-rivers that continued to pour past from the summit fountains long after the smaller local glaciers had been melted.

after Occurrences 1%

Conceit is usually seen during our first investigations after knowledge; but time and more accurate research teach us that not only is our comprehension limited, but knowledge itself is so imperfect, as not to warrant any vanity upon it at all.

Which preposition to use with  investigation