paucity of evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpaucityandevidence
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paucity
noun[S]
uk/ˈpɔː.sə.ti/us/ˈpɑː.sə.t̬i/
the fact that there is too little ...
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evidence
noun[U]
uk/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/us/ˈev.ə.dəns/
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is ...
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(Definition ofpaucityandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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For simplicity and given thepaucityofevidence, the model assumes that the transition probabilities remain constant over the 10 years.
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This article reviews the current issues in treating these patients and thepaucityofevidencein this setting.
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Assertions about the court's use of confession are dogmatic when compared to thepaucityofevidence.
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Although the extensive evidence on individual differences in susceptibility to risk environments strongly suggests the likely existence of important person-environment interactions, there is apaucityofevidenceon their operation.
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We realised that thepaucityofevidencecould be remedied.
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There is the samepaucityofevidenceupon that.
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There is nopaucityofevidence.
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Despite the relativepaucityofevidenceand the dismissal of most of the charges against him, he was convicted on two counts of living off immoral earnings.
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In general, mode selection is based on clinician familiarity and institutional preferences, since there is apaucityofevidenceindicating that the mode affects clinical outcome.
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Primary care support initiatives, for example, are promoted as beneficial for carers, but there is apaucityofevidenceregarding their effectiveness in general and cost-effectiveness in particular.
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