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

“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 transport minister said two generators procured for the airport two years ago are yet to be commissioned.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 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

Stonor is now at the Officers’ School at General Headquarters, and if he passes his examinations will be commissioned in the summer.

From The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] by Footner, Hulbert