historical evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhistoricalandevidence
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historical
adjective
uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
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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 ofhistoricalandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofhistorical evidence
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Finding discrepancies between oral traditions and other sources does not negate the value of oral traditions ashistoricalevidence.
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They innovated words which arehistoricalevidenceof the lessons they learned.
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They no longer treatedhistoricalevidenceas itself carrying prescriptive force.
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This is because of the well-tested tenet that fixed-income investment returns cannot be expected to match equity returns based onhistoricalevidence.
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This requires using the already mappedhistoricalevidenceto date certain morphological and topographical features, such as defences, ditches and buildings.
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Each essay is followed by a detailed chronological listing of the primaryhistoricalevidencefor the town's topographical development, classified under 22 separate heads.
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Archaeological andhistoricalevidenceof the medieval urban landscape needs to be interpreted by placing it within its spatial context.
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On the other hand, the significance of kin groups is an empirical question which needs to be tested againsthistoricalevidence.
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The third chapter explores further the issue of selection in the application ofhistoricalevidence.
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Indeed, his attention tohistoricalevidencedemonstrates considerable adaptability over time.
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Like all forms ofhistoricalevidence, areal innovations are limited in their value as historical sources.
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What is the value of one diary as a piece ofhistoricalevidence?
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It is, in fact, dangerously misleading as it is the only illustration in the volume illustrating 'guesswork' (the authors' word) nothistoricalevidence.
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The generalisation that emerges from thehistoricalevidenceis clear : the tonal morpheme today is a relic of an earlier syllable-contraction phenomenon.
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Nowhere does he consider the relationship betweenhistoricalevidenceand the theories he ' ' tests.
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In fact, this prediction is nicely borne out by thehistoricalevidence.
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Indeed, the case of medieval archaeology is very different from that of prehistoric archaeology where nohistoricalevidencecan be adduced to support academic theories.
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There is amplehistoricalevidenceof mistakes made by experts on risks.
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However, the fact that we cannot examine the causes of events on the basis of legitimations does not render these documents worthless ashistoricalevidence.
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