conclusive proof
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconclusiveandproof
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conclusive
adjective
uk/kənˈkluː.sɪv/us/kənˈkluː.sɪv/
proving that something is true, or ending ...
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proof
noun
uk/pruːf/us/pruːf/
a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or ...
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He produces noconclusiveproof.
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If the process is time irreversible, then this isconclusiveproofthat it is evolutionary.
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It isconclusiveproofof nothing.
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Isconclusiveproofabout the matter wanted?
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They wantconclusiveproofprovided scientifically.
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The certificate would beconclusiveproof.
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Evidence, in other words, is not certain, but must be supported in order to be acceptable as aconclusiveproof.
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We have, on the other hand,conclusiveproofthat lice are concerned in the transmission of the disease.
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In short, we want him to assume at the outset that he has noconclusiveproofof guilt.
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That is close to saying that it isconclusiveproof.
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There is one veryconclusiveproofof that.
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Only with a federal solution will one haveconclusiveproof.
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There is noconclusiveproofon that issue.
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No one document is regarded asconclusiveproofof identity.
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Any one of them is aconclusiveproofof breakdown.
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It is believed that the difference can be explained by frictional effects in the experiments, but so far noconclusiveproofof this is available.
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This paper providesconclusiveproofof this tendency, suggesting selective advantage from bipolar genes and traits, provided that they do not culminate in disorder.
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That is stated to beconclusiveproofthat he had abandoned the naval plan of attack.
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Let those who believe that it is produceconclusiveproofof their argument.
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It was looking forconclusiveproofof the safety of the proposed installation.
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Conclusiveproofof both pesticide and herbicide damage is difficult to obtain.
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That seems to me veryconclusiveproofof the value of milk.
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For this to becomeconclusiveproofis going much too far.
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Each one was aconclusiveproofof irretrievable breakdown and all five were exclusively proof.
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