documentary proof

collocation in English

meaningsofdocumentaryandproof

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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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proof
adjective[after noun]
uk
/pruːf/us
/pruːf/
of the stated alcoholic strength, a higher number meaning a greater amount ...
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(Definition ofdocumentaryandprooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdocumentary proof

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In these matters it cannot be a question ofdocumentaryproof; that can seldom be obtained.
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The whole of thedocumentaryproofis available.
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It requireddocumentaryproofof identity and other facts.
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I asked him to give me some photographic ordocumentaryproof.
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I can bring himdocumentaryproof, including wage sheets, that show that these rates and conditions applied.
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I told him, withdocumentaryproof, that that was already my public intention.
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People receiving benefit that is paid into a bank account can use their initial award notifications asdocumentaryproofof entitlement.
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Medical assessments, although useful in the absence ofdocumentaryproof, cannot provide conclusive evidence as they measure maturity and not chronological age.
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If they are unable to obtain reliabledocumentaryproof, they may choose to commission an independent age assessment.
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There should be a technological need, the product should be useful to the consumer and there should bedocumentaryproofof its being harmless.
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Every alien is required to register with the police, and for this purpose to produce adequatedocumentaryproofof the nationality he claims.
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That would involvedocumentaryproof, such as birth certificates or the ability to prove five years' residence in this country.
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Yes, and that gets rid of the difficulty ofdocumentaryproof.
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I am not usually in the habit of making statements withoutdocumentaryproof.
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Generally,documentaryproofof a firm bid is required before the dividend of a company meeting a bid is considered.
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I shall explain and givedocumentaryproofthat there is an educational need for the land.
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Whatdocumentaryproofmust be found by their breathless investigators?
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Every elderly claimant would have to produce, in addition to a completed application form,documentaryproofof age.
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It is a matter of simpledocumentaryproofthat they held the deposits.
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If she had haddocumentaryproofof that in the form of an itemised pay statement, she would have been in a strong position to challenge her employer in court.
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