preponderance of evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpreponderanceandevidence
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preponderance
noun[S]
uk/prɪˈpɒn.dər.əns/us/prɪˈpɑːn.dɚ.əns/
the largest part 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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(Definition ofpreponderanceandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Although this may seem like an implausible explanation for repression, there is apreponderanceofevidencethat memories can be altered by more recent information.
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We are still left with a kind of "preponderanceofevidence" mode of settling the debate.
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I claim that thepreponderanceofevidenceargues against the inherent spatial nature of mental images.
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The comparisons require the notion of level of proof which include beyond reasonable doubt, scintilla of evidence andpreponderanceofevidence.
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They conclude that thepreponderanceofevidencesuggest a shared genetic vulnerability, although some family studies suggest that one disorder is an epiphenomenon of the other.
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However, thepreponderanceofevidenceimplicates brain serotonin circuitry as the critical mediator of the serotonergic regulation of energy balance.
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Thepreponderanceofevidenceshowed that the shop stewards were not a party to that intimidation.
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Apreponderanceofevidenceindicates that there is a causal effect between divorce and these outcomes.
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The plaintiff has the burden of proof to prove all the elements by apreponderanceofevidence.
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Apreponderanceofevidenceseems to suggest that the modern bird orders constitute accurate taxa.
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Despite apreponderanceofevidence, no particular etiology has been conclusively verified.
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This argument continues, although thepreponderanceofevidenceshows a positive association between social capital and the internet.
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The general counsel concluded that there was reasonable cause to believe, based on apreponderanceofevidence, that federal law was violated.
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The majority indicated that the knowing use of perjured testimony is trial error and that applicant had to prove harm by apreponderanceofevidence.
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Apreponderanceofevidencesuggests that most modern bird orders constitute good clades.
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However, thepreponderanceofevidencenow supports the conclusion that the use of epidural analgesia during labour does not have a significant effect on rates of cesarean delivery.
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