be commissioned

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"It's really unprecedented thing for a series to be commissioned for series three and four before series two goes out," Lawn said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

But some organisations like Brook, which can be commissioned by schools to develop RSE resources, said the toolkit was not always enough.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

“I’ve tended to be commissioned by people who look at my work as what it is,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship, built by Australian manufacturer Austal, became the first U.S. warship to be commissioned in a foreign port.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

During the night the wind increased, and the sea broke with such fury over the whole rock, that the men imagined every succeeding wave to be commissioned to sweep them into the abyss.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by