Such inspections might have uncovered Iraq's nuclear bomb-making - but not unless someone provided intelligence on where to look.

But by October, inspections did not uncover any serious damage.

Since the computer banks were sealed off in a manner similar to King Tut's tomb, odds are no surprise inspections would uncover them.

But close inspection uncovers a big problem with Mr. Frank's economic analysis.

An inspection by the village after a 2005 fire had uncovered 175 violations, including rats, vermin and black mold in the apartments.

In all five, inspections had uncovered fissures in the cooling systems, requiring emergency repairs which were expected to take about three weeks.

But he expressed concern that the new inspections may not uncover any banned weapons.

A broad inspection in July uncovered a smaller leak on the eastern side of the field, leading to the shutdown.

A year later a routine annual inspection by American regulators uncovered a further $300m of non-performing loans in Crocker's books.

The latest inspection uncovered the worst rot since the tall ship was rebuilt in 1982, he said.