"For me it was my own personal inquiry into the question.

Its little mind wondered why the Master was so curious; he had never made such personal inquiries before.

"Shouldn't you go down and make a personal inquiry?"

We must endeavor to satisfy ourselves by personal inquiry.

We have become accustomed to this kind of personal inquiry on television, but here it seems purposeful, not prurient.

"By involving yourself in constructing 'Rendering,' a personal inquiry with history and individuality is begun."

From personal inquiry I can vouch that the story of the convict mutiny was in every particular as stated by him.

Are you planning a little personal inquiry?"

"She was not receptive to personal inquiries."

He had learned nothing from the personal inquiry he had undertaken at his cousin's request.

The actual result of his personal inquiries, the great idea which lies at the foundation of his philosophy, we know.

Now to my personal inquiry.

Prospective filmmaking students should apply in writing in advance (personal inquiries at the gate are not welcome).

Neither was true, but the incident rankled, and launched Mrs. Bradley into her own personal inquiry.

"Commander Chekov, are we to understand that you used the facilities of Starfleet Intelligence for a personal inquiry?"

I had written so much to the proconsul that he had become gravely interested, and had resolved to make a personal inquiry into the horror.

"I shall, however, make this a matter of personal inquiry and I shall employ agents of my own choice to examine into banking activities."

However, we are now coming around to the more personal inquiry into God and the unknown developed in the East, and melding it with Western thinking.

Commissioner Weston, meanwhile, was conducting personal inquiries into the extent of Tex Dybert's rackets.

Pamela McCorduck, Machines Who Think: a personal inquiry into the history and prospects of artificial intelligence, 1979, second edition 2004.

This account is in part corroborated by the following communication from Mr. Richard Llwyd of Beaumaris, who made personal inquiries on the spot.

He asked a number of questions about the operations and the treatment but refrained from more personal inquiries, and Jennifer did not take the story further than the medical side.

Mr. Bolthouse shot up from his seat and greeted each guest who entered the firelit back patio with a warm, enthusiastic embrace and a personal inquiry.

The Social Contract: A Personal Inquiry into the Evolutionary Sources of Order and Disorder.

Because his smile is so ready and his enthusiasm for his work so obvious, the equally obvious anguish generated by a personal inquiry is all the more striking.