conclusive answer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconclusiveandanswer
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conclusive
adjective
uk/kənˈkluː.sɪv/us/kənˈkluː.sɪv/
proving that something is true, or ending ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɑːn.sər/us/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofconclusiveandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I am not sure that there is indeed noconclusiveanswerin this particular case, but let that pass here.
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Although only direct observation will provide aconclusiveanswer, we suspect that many more flies visit orchids than are subsequently caught bearing pollinaria.
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But sometimes the conclusion of a normative analysis is that there should not be anyconclusiveanswerto the question dealt with.
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In such cases, a sufficient number of puzzle pieces are usually provided in the source to come to a fairlyconclusiveanswer.
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As yet, noconclusiveanswerhas been given to this question.
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There is noconclusiveanswer.
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In the absence of contemporaneous sedimentary deposits draping a growing fault scarp or of intrusive bodies with complex crosscutting relationships, noconclusiveanswerto this question is possible.
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My group has not found theconclusiveanswer, but we certainly have many more doubts.
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I hesitate to give aconclusiveanswerto that.
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I do not propose to go into the argument of dear food, to which we have certainly a very good and veryconclusiveanswer.
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It appears to me that that is aconclusiveansweron that branch of the case.
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I should have thought that what he called "the last straw" was theconclusiveanswer.
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Our research into maternal transmission and animals born after the ban is intended to give aconclusiveanswer.
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I think it is very difficult to reach a completelyconclusiveansweron this matter.
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But she can give an even moreconclusiveanswerin the field of constructive statesmanship.
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Our discussion might be brought very quickly to an end if aconclusiveanswerto this question could be given.
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I think that aconclusiveanswerto the argument.
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There is a veryconclusiveanswerto that.
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Precaution is applicable in situations where science cannot provide aconclusiveanswer.
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I had asked the question myself but got no veryconclusiveanswer.
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