firm evidence

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandevidence

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/
us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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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 offirmandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm evidence

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The intervention used varies between departments and individual patients and is ad hoc rather than based onfirmevidence.
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Although this explanation seems to be acceptable, nofirmevidencewas found to support this hypothesis.
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Therefore, microbiological investigation in tandem with the collection and analysis of epidemiological data can providefirmevidenceof foodborne transmission.
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In addition, there is nofirmevidencesupporting time diversification.
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Thisfirmevidencefrom the validation was expected to be confirmed soon in a second (independent) retrospective validation.
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It is necessary to anchor an examination like the following, which to a considerable extent involves speculative assumptions, infirmevidence.
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However, although there is good evidence that certain non-drug therapies lower blood pressure, there is nofirmevidenceyet that these measures reduce mortality.
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This study has producedfirmevidencethat vomiting is important in the transmission of the disease.
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There is currently littlefirmevidencefor the existence of fully developed theory of mind in non-human primates.
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It might be expected thatfirmevidenceconcerning the effectiveness of home treatment could be provided from the findings of so many studies.
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Secondly, there is nofirmevidencethat this median age has increased, at least in the last century.
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However, nofirmevidencefor these assertions has been presented.
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Despite these findings,firmevidenceof a link between childhood disorganization and adult vulnerability to becoming unresolved after loss or trauma remains elusive.
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There is alsofirmevidenceof a forward wake, beyond the bubble.
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T he trial was deemed necessary because there was nofirmevidenceof the benefits of lowering cholesterol in people older than 70 years of age.
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Specialist manufacture seems likely for many of these goods and there are suggestions, if nofirmevidence, that they were centrally focused, if not centrally controlled.
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In order to assess these and other products being prescribed for mucositis, a literature search was conducted to determine if these products had anyfirmevidence-base.
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However, several of the measures are sensible lifestyle changes and are worth discussing with patients even in the absence offirmevidenceof specific benefit in hypertension.
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Because of the special nature of environmental exposures, when the population often has no choice in accepting the exposure, programs are implemented withoutfirmevidenceof harm.
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