Word Finder - interviews

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An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.

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Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official nature.

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A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.

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The reporter gave the witness an interview.

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A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.

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It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.

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An audition.

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A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.

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To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.

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He interviewed the witness.

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To be interviewed; to attend an interview.

Dean was no stranger to interviews with people recently exposed to the violent side of life.

With that odious chore behind him, Dean began to formalize his notes on yesterday's interviews.

Fleury was present at all interviews between Louis XV.

Neither the years nor the num­ber of interviews made his dislike for the task any less, but expe­rience did help in knowing who to believe and who was telling sto­ries.

After one or two harmonious interviews, the king advanced a claim for the payment of the quit rents for Anamabo fort and Cape Coast castle, rents the major part of which the Fanti had induced the British to pay to them, leaving only a nominal sum for transmission to Kumasi.

Tetzel he could not see; the man was afraid to leave his convent; but he had lengthy interviews with Luther in the house of Spalatin the chaplain and private secretary of the elector Frederick.

It was found impossible, after many interviews, to obtain from Habibullah his consent to any addition to or variation of the terms of the assurance given by the British government in 1880, with which he professed himself entirely satisfied, so that the treaty finally settled in March 1905 went no further than a formal confirmation of all engagements previously concluded with the amir's predecessor.

Every day's work is gauged and marks recorded according to its value; upon the total earned depends his passage through the stages or classes which regulate his diet and general treatment, and more especially his interviews and communications with his relations and friends.

There is nothing revealed to us by "the broad clear light of that wonderful book," 1 The History of the Reformation in Scotland, more remarkable than the four Dialogues or interviews, which, though recorded only by Knox, bear the strongest stamp of truth, and do almost more justice to his opponent than to himself.

He scarcely ever saw any of his colleagues though they repeatedly and urgently pressed for interviews with him, and even an offer from the king to visit him in person was declined, though in the language of profound and almost abject respect which always marked his communications with the court.

There, too, according to Sze-ma Chien, he had several interviews with Lao-tsze, the father of Taoism.

He had several interviews with the Italian patriot, and persuaded him of the impracticable nature of his plan, thereby obtaining for the government leisure to devise a more reasonable scheme.

Two interviews have been recorded which show the true aims of these two promoters of the Bond at the outset.

It was generally understood that H Lord Carnarvon, who had been made viceroy of ome Ireland, had been in communication with Parnell; that Lord Salisbury was aware of the interviews which had taken place; and it was whispered that Lord Carnarvon was in favor of granting some sort of administrative autonomy to Ireland.

He had numerous interviews with Francis I., and in 1523 he was permitted, in concert with John Stewart, duke of Albany, the Scottish regent, to arrange an invasion of England, which was never carried out.

Studies supplemented these interviews to elaborate on themes emerging from the first interviews, and additional themes for the second interviews.

The making of a featurette or any interviews with the cast will not disappoint fans of the movie.

Although he is reticent on the subject of his private life in interviews, has been married twice.

Interviews were carried out in 2002, near some of Argyll's top beauty spots.

A series of in-depth interviews were conducted with convicted burglars who were serving prison terms.

Managers should put employees at ease by beginning their interviews with fairly casual, routine remarks.

Supplementing this work, interviews were carried out with victims who did not participate in the restorative caution.

Despite the fact that nobody is ever going to nickname him Charisma Kerry, the man is an animated conversationalist during interviews.

Police want reporter Bill Dunphy to turn over all records of his interviews with convicted drug dealer Paul Gravelle between 2001 and 2005.

Rather, we need to examine primarily the extended discourse that occurs in natural settings and open-ended interviews.

Interviews over, Sergeant reflects that Prescott is looking very downbeat for a winner.

They are also only edited excerpts from much longer interviews and should be considered as such.

All known sites where bombs landed have been charted and interviews with surviving eyewitnesses are included.

I also appreciate the honesty and openness shown during the interviews.

Students enact a road rage incident and subsequent interviews between police, witnesses and those involved in the incident.

The recordings of these last two interviews are markedly inferior.

Did he employ any interpreters or conduct any interviews during the campaign?

To conduct any further interviews I will need written permission from the mayor.

This was to be followed by a series of semi-structured interviews.

There will be in-depth interviews into the world of carp angling.

These have taken the form of face to face meetings and telephone interviews.

All the branches and the RO did radio interviews.

If invited to interview, you will usually receive two or more interviews with tutors in your subject at your allocated college of preference.

Of the interviews those with ssi administration believes medical.

For example, projects based on a series of interviews in potentially noisy situations may best suit a uni-directional microphone.

For one-to-one interviews indoors, the best microphone is a small tie clip or lapel microphone.

He used to love doing interviews but he's wary of them now, after his recent misadventures in New York.

Certainly, in media interviews the normally voluble economics graduate was virtually monosyllabic, his face resembling an Easter Island statue.

Many of the main players in the Rutles career are featured in archive interviews or in discussion with the film's narrator.

Interviews These can be either one-to-one or panel interviews and will probe any doubtful areas raised at first interview.

Such interviews tend to be structured around the chronology of the life course, but are otherwise relatively open-ended.

For further interview on prison interviews see Chapter 35 Part 3 - Criminal bankruptcy orders.

Interviews and practical advice for small business, startups and entrepreneurs podcast to the UK and the rest of the world.

The characteristics of worthwhile activities were not defined by the researchers but emerged out of interviews with teachers and school principals.

The show I'll be doing is a music and speech based prog with interviews, guests and great music.