watchdog

Preposition: on

• surveillance: A human rights group formed in 1990 as a watchdog on surveillance by governments and corporations.

Converse of subject

• criticize: Tesco rapped over ' local ' advert Supermarket Tesco is criticized by a watchdog over a misleading advert about ' local ' produce.

Converse of object

• say: However campaigners who have fought for nearly two years said the health watchdog 's salvo was " too little, too late " .

Adjective modifier

• toothless: History A voluntary Press Council existed for some 40 years, which was generally considered a toothless watchdog.
• independent: There will also be a " new, independent watchdog " to monitor the quality of roadworks.
• postal: Postwatch, the postal services watchdog, says 15 million items go missing every year.
• parliamentary: Some of our supposed parliamentary watchdogs will need to be much more awake to the bill's dangers than they have been.
• nuclear: The nuclear watchdog 's work to promote safe nuclear energy was also commended.
• un: No wonder the Americans call this agency the UN watchdog, the term that is demeaning and condescending to the integrity of this organization.

Modifies a noun

• energywatch: She was helping hand over an ultimatum from consumer watchdog Energywatch to the industry regulator, Ofgem.
• timer: The watchdog timer now operates on a 20 day cycle.
• agency: The Consumer Council for Water is a national consumer watchdog agency for the water industry.

Noun used with modifier

• electricity: Ends Notes to Editor energywatch is the gas and electricity consumer watchdog.
• consumer: The Consumer Council for Water is a national consumer watchdog agency for the water industry.
• sleaze: The Prime Minister has been slammed by the Government's sleaze watchdog headed by Sir Alistair Graham who was appointed by Tony Blair.
• telecoms: An information campaign by the telecoms watchdog Oftel would have made things a lot clearer.
• spending: An analysis by Scotland's spending watchdog, Audit Scotland, shows 933 jobs have been moved or are moving.. .
• exam: Sex exams ' possible ' Pupils may be required to sit tests on sex studies under new proposals from the exams watchdog.

Possessives

• government: The Prime Minister has been slammed by the Government's sleaze watchdog headed by Sir Alistair Graham who was appointed by Tony Blair.

Preposition: for

• gas: Note to Editors energywatch is the independent watchdog for gas and electricity consumers.