corroborating evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcorroboratingandevidence
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corroborating
adjective
uk/kəˈrɒb.ər.eɪ.tɪŋ/us/kəˈrɑː.bə.reɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
adding proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with ...
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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 ofcorroboratingandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcorroborating evidence
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I have nocorroboratingevidencefor this assertion.
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For a large number of meters, performance patterns providecorroboratingevidencefor independently posited metrical structures.
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The histories of all the arts have bodies of artworks with little or nocorroboratingevidencefrom those who produced them.
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Nevertheless, these data are obtained in a remote, retrospective manner, withoutcorroboratingevidence of the nature and degree of adversity experienced.
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Material from 1881 has only been used where there iscorroboratingevidencefrom other sources.
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Unfortunately, the lack ofcorroboratingevidenceregarding coverage and the absence of measles surveillance data hampers further investigation.
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In this section we shall present furthercorroboratingevidenceto support our analysis.
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He advances hypotheses with measured circumspection, due obviously to the sometimes precarious nature ofcorroboratingevidence.
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But badgering did not always work, and even confession, when it was offered, required caution, andcorroboratingevidence.
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Purely physical signs need to be interpreted with great caution without othercorroboratingevidence.
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One possibility is that incidence rates of influenza and pneumonia increased significantly during this period, however, there is littlecorroboratingevidenceto support this theory.
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The use ofcorroboratingevidencefrom informants other than close relatives, as well as medical and other records, in psychological autopsy studies should however offset such biases.
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Othercorroboratingevidencewould be needed.
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These he now dealt with in short order, without much commentary orcorroboratingevidence, as he had already addressed most of these points in his preceding arguments.
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He even suggests that the presence or absence of discourse markers might offercorroboratingevidence for deciding whether disputed passages are in verse or in prose (89).
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But, obviously, there will have to be powers to obtain somecorroboratingevidencein doubtful cases.
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Where on earth would one get thecorroboratingevidence?
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