In many states, the employer has the right to demand an independent examination and can also direct treatment be carried out by certain physicians.

A 2006 independent medical examination concluded that he had been tortured while in prison.

He had requested an independent medical examination of the corpse.

An independent examination found that the most probable cause of death was chemical poisoning.

He also sent some of the fibers to a research lab for independent examination.

Yet each result was reached by independent examination in the writer's field of specialized training.

It should be noted that an audit report is an opinion based on an independent examination of available evidence.

We would like to see a third, truly independent examination.

It will only be the fourth year before the accounts go back to independent examination.

Those with incomes below £100,000 need only submit their accounts for 'independent examination'.