be commissioned

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Ministers have proposed that the Clyde yard be commissioned to build two small ferries as well as a marine research vessel and a marine protection ship.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Following the case, the girls' families complained to Sussex Police, prompting a review to be commissioned by Jo Shiner, then the force's deputy chief constable.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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

Should the Senate, at their next session, advise and consent thereto, you will be commissioned accordingly.

From Gen. Cowdin and the First Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers by Cowdin, Robert