final proof
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffinalandproof
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final
adjective
uk/ˈfaɪ.nəl/us/ˈfaɪ.nəl/
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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 offinalandprooffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At worst, thefinalproof-structure is more disconnected.
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By composing appropriately these simpler results, one can then obtain thefinalproof.
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Finalproofmust be obtained from a prospective, randomized study at an early stage of the disease.
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I make no claim that these figures affordfinalproof.
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The arrival of thefinalproofwill be too late.
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Additional copies, not exceeding 200, may be had at cost price : these should be ordered when thefinalproofis returned.
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Afinalproof, however, would require direct detection of the cellular organic matter in a sample that exhibited a methanogenic metabolism.
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Additional copies, not exceeding 200, may be had at cost price: these should be ordered when thefinalproofis returned.
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The case study presented here is meant only to illustrate some advantages of an alternative approach, not to provide thefinalproofthat it is the best one.
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Further, thefinalproofthat an area is a reservation must be through the observer actually witnessing the transition from the solitary to the gregarious phase.
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It isfinalproofthat even they do not know their own policies.
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There can as yet be nofinalproofof the life of a reactor.
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This is thefinalproofthat it is nothing of the sort.
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However, it is possible to proceed against them, even without a judicial process orfinalproof.
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But here we have thefinalproofthat they are agreed on this particular point.
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Thefinalproofwhether an industry is competent is that its prices are competitive.
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I agree with those who say that there can be nofinalproofof this.
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Forfinalproof, she should look again at the authoritative document she quoted.
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Its size and complexity have caused considerable problems in design and printing, but it has now reachedfinalproofstage.
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I recognise thatfinalproofof the changes and factors at work is likely to be highly elusive.
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Their behaviour over the past few days is thefinalproof, if any was needed, that that is the truth.
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Thefinalproofof the folly of this invasion, if it takes place, will not be available for some years.
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That, of course, is not thefinalproofthat it would fail if it was used to-day.
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Thefinalproofthat trade unions are dealt with differently is contained, in my submission, in that wrong-headed suggestion of analogies.
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Regulation 13(2)(d) was amended in thefinalproofof the regulations, but the consequential amendment to regulation 13(5)(ii) was overlooked.
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