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Six example sentences with commission, each labelled with its topic.
A seven member commission spent a year interviewing witnesses and published four hundred pages on how the bridge collapsed.
Politics
The city appointed a commission of architects and residents to decide what should replace the burned market hall.
Architecture
A commission of curators and conservators met for six weeks to rule on which paintings could travel abroad.
Art
The law reform commission spent two years reviewing the tenancy statute before recommending that every deposit be held by a neutral party.
Law
A commission of nine economists was asked to study the tax code and report on which deductions could safely be removed.
Economics
The governor named a commission to examine the river's decline, and it heard from fishermen, farmers, and chemists over eight months.
Environment
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