tangible evidence

collocation in English

meaningsoftangibleandevidence

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tangible
adjective
uk
/ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/us
/ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/
real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, ...
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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 oftangibleandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They were those completely lackingtangibleevidenceof progress, improvement and morality.
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The huge waiting list istangibleevidenceof a national hunger for organs.
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They examinedtangibleevidencesuch as drift messages, balloons, and pieces of wood.
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These data suggesttangibleevidenceof a possible foreign group of merchant-warriors living at the site.
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The two do overlap, however, and elections are often the besttangibleevidenceof the extent to which a democratic system is in place.
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This policy was not now repudiated, but the presence of abjuring heretics at the ceremony was itselftangibleevidenceof a more direct, locally focused approach.
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What final guarantee is there if there is notangibleevidenceof how people have cast their votes?
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A windscreen insurance disc system would providetangibleevidencethat some kind of insurance cover was in place in relation to a particular vehicle.
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That istangibleevidenceof our concern, as is the support that we provide for the sovereign base areas.
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He made a reference in the article to sometangibleevidenceof progress.
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I do not think it is unreasonable for us to desiretangibleevidenceof readiness to agree upon issues like that.
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There wastangibleevidenceof investment in the western ports in the belief that they would benefit from modernisation.
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Perhaps we may ask: what and where is thetangibleevidence?
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In common with all commitments in the agreement, we look fortangibleevidencethat that commitment also is being implemented.
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The answer must depend not so much ontangibleevidence, but on intuition.
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Is he in a position to give ustangibleevidenceof that?
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There is notangibleevidenceto point the finger.
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Unfortunately, we must admit that there is notangibleevidenceof improvement.
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Of course, he is right to say that this is the time for sometangibleevidenceof good faith.
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