indirect evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindirectandevidence
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indirect
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/us/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/
happening in addition to an intended result, often in a way that is complicated or ...
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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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All of thisindirectevidencehas supported the assumption that hormones and particularly estrogens determine breast density.
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However, there is clearindirectevidenceof the effect of income on the willingness to pay to avoid air pollutants and other health risks.
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There is, however,indirectevidenceof a concentration of fracturing close to the hot springs.
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Indirectevidenceof increased free radical activity (oxidative stress) may be obtained by measurement of antioxidant concentrations in all tissue and body fluids.
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It has long been presumed based onindirectevidencethat breast density is an indicator of cumulative hormone, particularly estrogen, exposure throughout one's life.
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There is a good deal ofindirectevidencethat some species, notably voles, go through regular cycles of this kind.
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These results are consistent with burrow survey data that providedindirectevidenceof higher armadillo densities on larger landmasses.
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However, there isindirectevidencethat it may be inducing local inhibition of the stimulated area.
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While this may beindirectevidenceof improved outcomes, it mainly demonstrates decreased costs in a limited number of care settings.
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Supplementing the picture of rural settlements derived from eld surveys is furtherindirectevidencefrom textual sources.
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No clear guidance yet exists on how to proceed when direct andindirectevidenceconflicts.
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Magnetic field measurements at the ground provideindirectevidencefor the equatorial electrojet driven by the atmospheric dynamo.
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A much larger number of studies have looked forindirectevidenceof genetic damage, such as chromosomal anomalies.
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In contrast, if the number mismatch pattern is distinctive to generics, this would provideindirectevidence for a conceptual distinction between generic and nongeneric constructions.
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We now describe direct andindirectevidencesupporting a role for signaling pathway abnormalities in the pathophysiology and treatment of bipolar disorder.
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Indirectevidencethat early detection improves outcome is also limited.
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Deciding whether to combine direct andindirectevidencewill be a matter of informed judgment based on the similarities and dissimilarities of populations and interventions.
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Direct evidence that slates were used in some mathematical arts isindirectevidencethat they were used in all the mathematical arts.
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We have then limited ourselves to finding localized structure solutions producingindirectevidenceof their possible realization.
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