proven fact

collocation in English

meaningsofprovenandfact

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proven
adjective
uk
/ˈpruː.vən/us
/ˈpruː.vən/
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fact
noun[C or U]
uk
/fækt/us
/fækt/
something that is known to have happened or to exist, especially something for which proof exists, or about which there ...
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(Definition ofprovenandfactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Only from the early nineteenth century on was this law seen as aprovenfact.
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This model is valuable because of the following easilyprovenfact.
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That is theprovenfact.
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That is aprovenfact.
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Today that is aprovenfact.
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That is a hope rather than aprovenfact.
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Theprovenfactis that civilization inevitably suffers losses through injustice and hostile acts, as we have mentioned, and it is the dynasty that suffers therefrom.
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It has been aprovenfactin the past in connection with rates.
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That is aprovenfactand has been discussed for years in great detail.
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It is aprovenfactthat in the independent schools there is less delinquency and crime.
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I have never at any stage recycled the allegations asprovenfact.
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It was taken as aprovenfactthat the menace was of this nature and definable character.
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It is also aprovenfactthat the person who receives good advice is much more likely to succeed.
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A number of speakers have already pointed out how it is aprovenfactthat pesticides can cause cancer.
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It is aprovenfactthat the majority of children going to direct schools are from the middle classes.
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It is aprovenfactthat you cannot prevent a nation from making war if it wants to.
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It must be aprovenfactthat areas with a high, strong income base would have a low local income tax.
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The identity of those who did not accept what we regard as aprovenfactwas hardly remarkable; it came as no surprise.
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How can such a society be healthy when those views prevail and when the evidence upon which they are based isprovenfact?
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Is it not aprovenfactthat people who work long hours and are tired are more likely to have accidents?
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It is aprovenfactthat there are no reasons, either economic or legal or with regard to employment, for restricting the rights of design right holders.
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We know that his certification was inappropriate because the police did not check the false statements that he made; that is also aprovenfactand checkable.
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It is aprovenfactthat countries with a high standard of health and generous investment in this area achieve higher levels of development, including economic development.
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That a thing is not aprovenfactbut is only a fear or an anticipation does not remove it from the ambit of our consideration.
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