conclusive argument

collocation in English

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conclusive
adjective
uk
/kənˈkluː.sɪv/us
/kənˈkluː.sɪv/
proving that something is true, or ending ...
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argument
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɑːɡ.jə.mənt/us
/ˈɑːrɡ.jə.mənt/
a disagreement, or the process ...
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(Definition ofconclusiveandargumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Not only is this a dubious claim, we are not even told in outline what such aconclusiveargumentlooks like.
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That would be unfortunate and doubtless unpopular but not necessarily aconclusiveargumentagainst banning immitations.
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The mere existence of one or even several precedents is not, therefore, aconclusiveargument.
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To my mind that in itself is aconclusiveargumentagainst what is proposed.
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To my mind, that is aconclusiveargumentupon the merits of the debate.
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That there has never been anything like it before is noconclusiveargumentagainst anything new.
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This does not seem to me to be aconclusiveargument.
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Therefore, precedent of itself is not aconclusiveargument.
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That is a veryconclusiveargumentfor not desiring this interference, because that is not the only port where things are improving.
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That does not seem to me to be a veryconclusiveargument.
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I do not claim this as aconclusiveargument—of course not.
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Is not that aconclusiveargumentin his favour?
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I am quite sure that that is, in its way, aconclusiveargumentagainst it.
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I do not say that that is by itself aconclusiveargument.
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I cannot regard the expense as aconclusiveargument.
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Of course, that is not a totallyconclusiveargument.
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This is not, however, aconclusiveargumentfor removing them from the embargo list.
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I do not think that that is necessarily aconclusiveargument.
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Is not the fact that these negotiations are bound up with scores of other questions aconclusiveargumentagainst bulk buying?
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That seems to be aconclusiveargumentin favour of a statutory scheme.
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