But officials acknowledged that an active search had begun for a new nominee.

But as far as I've heard, there's no active search for you.

Investigation is an active but fairly informal search for specific information.

Today there is an active search for the other members of the group.

Checks with executive recruiters suggest that no active search is going on.

It's the next day and the two are in an active search to gain a car to get them to the border.

The other two could keep up a more active search.

No active search for them has been mounted, under the circumstances.

He said in a telephone interview from Spain that the active search had ended.

An active search must be done at the request of an adoptee.