documentary evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdocumentaryandevidence
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documentary
noun[C]
uk/ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌdɑː.kjəˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about ...
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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 ofdocumentaryandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They must first locatedocumentaryevidenceof those who purportedly did not leave behind written records.
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Such advertisements offer the researcher primedocumentaryevidenceof this commercial activity.
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However, the data on and references to existingdocumentaryevidenceare not shared with the reader.
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Although by now it has become established history, it can be shown to be incorrect on the basis of newdocumentaryevidence.
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Indeed, the lack ofdocumentaryevidencemakes it difficult enough to track him down.
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Given the emphasis on the less bright sides of the struggle, thisdocumentaryevidencewill not meet approval by all.
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The work these men were in charge of was the same as was expected of the ex-clerks, at least as far asdocumentaryevidencesuggests.
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Documentaryevidenceon this issue is discussed below.
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Using the archaeological record in conjunction withdocumentaryevidencegives specific, tangible substance to that supposition.
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Because of its polemical nature and its absence ofdocumentaryevidence, the book will be of only limited interest to historians.
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According todocumentaryevidence, monetary incentives, the most common means used to enhance performance elsewhere, were not significant.
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This evidence is used to override the force of unsupportivedocumentaryevidence.
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Thereafter, a much wider range ofdocumentaryevidenceappears in the notes to the marriage agreements.
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Since there is no independentdocumentaryevidenceof its existence, the reasons for its abandonment cannot be verified.
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Suchdocumentaryevidenceforms an imperfect measure of the actual incidence of corruption, since many incidents are never discovered or prosecuted, especially in corrupt environments.
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This book is exemplary in the way it combines anthropological and historical lenses and methodologies and is solidly grounded indocumentaryevidence.
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The lack of empirical anddocumentaryevidenceruptured dynastic chronicles.
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Part 5 attempts a synthesis of the taxonomic, linguistic anddocumentaryevidenceand makes recommendations for further research.
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Though there is comparatively littledocumentaryevidencefor personal religious motivations and responses, they must not then be assumed not to exist.
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