valid evidence

collocation in English

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valid
adjective
uk
/ˈvæl.ɪd/us
/ˈvæl.ɪd/
based on truth or reason; able to ...
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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 ofvalidandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These decisions need to be based on reliable andvalidevidence.
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If they were able to go further and realise the savings more quickly, obviously that would bevalidevidenceof a change of attitude.
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That sample illustrated a problem for which there is wider and statisticallyvalidevidence.
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There is novalidevidenceto suggest that the tax is preventing land from becoming available for house building.
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And not only that: if the confession implicated a third person, that also could be used asvalidevidence.
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I am informed by him that he has not seen anyvalidevidenceof a link between fluoridation and cancer.
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It will make certified copies of these registersvalidevidencein this country of birth and death.
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Whatvalidevidenceis there?
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Berkson's view there is novalidevidenceof physiological mechanism by which either factor would induce lung cancer, and all experimental work has failed to confirm the theory.
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If relevantvalidevidenceis denied or falsified, an objective approach is impossible.
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Charges against two of those arrested were withdrawn because police lackedvalidevidence.
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In the early 1950s, scientists began to suspect the link between smoking and cancer, but statisticallyvalidevidencedidn't yet exist.
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The investigation concluded that there was novalidevidencepointing to financial irregularities.
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Nonetheless, these manuscripts may preservevalidevidenceof a date of foundation in the 11th century.
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