convincing proof

collocation in English

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convincing
adjective
uk
/kənˈvɪn.sɪŋ/us
/kənˈvɪn.sɪŋ/
able to make you believe that something is true ...
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proof
noun
uk
/pruːf/us
/pruːf/
a fact or piece of information that shows that something exists or ...
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(Definition ofconvincingandprooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, they had even moreconvincingproofof the deuton breakup hypothesis.
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The evidence is confused and there is noconvincingproof.
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What it does not do in its present form is to provide the slightest clue to jurors as to what aconvincingproofof guilt should look like.
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It was when witnesses came to be examined that the husband's case normally collapsed, and even in uncontested cases the commissaries demandedconvincingproofof the acts alleged.
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We have yet to seeconvincingproofthat such a need exists.
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The defendant will now have to provideconvincingproofthat there is no discrimination.
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However, they have given noconvincingproofthat that is the case.
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The condition of her basic industries wasconvincingproofof that.
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He considered that there wasconvincingproofof plagiarism.
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That is the mostconvincingproofyou can have that the depression is not limited to one section of the industry only.
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Could there be any moreconvincingproofof the need for an inquiry into the loss of life of these young children?
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But such tests are not yet accepted asconvincingproofthat the products are safe—not in all cases, at any rate.
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However, subject to certain safeguards andconvincingproofthat pirating was going on, the courts would use that means of assisting plaintiffs.
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I have never yet found anyconvincingproofthat the dog is the only animal from which these results can be obtained.
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If one looks into the details of this particular question, they seem clearly to meconvincingproofof the value of immunisation.
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It may be that, despite some admitted leakages, its terms will provide furtherconvincingproofthat sanctions are indeed having their effect.
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Is not the whole argument centring round reparations in kind a longconvincingproofof the truth of that old adage?
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Is not that aconvincingproofthat the court of referees dealt out justice which seemed to be impartial to those who were chiefly concerned?
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He was a universal man, in himself alone aconvincingproof.
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In other words, there seems to me to be noconvincingproofthat drunkenness in the home is any less a hazard than drunkenness on licensed premises.
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This is veryconvincingproofthat under the present scales and the present income limits the scheme is not doing what it was hoped it would do.
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For example, tree rings (also called growth rings) provideconvincingproofof distinct changes in annual weather patterns.
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It was in 1829 and 1831 whenconvincingproofwas obtained that in certain patients, blood urea was elevated.
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The employment exchanges have givenconvincingproofof their versatility and ability to cope with the needs of industry, but there are disquieting symptoms that are making themselves evident.
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That isconvincingproofthat private enterprise is carrying the more costly type of merchandise and putting on the railways merchandise and freight for which the freight costs are lower.
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