scientific judgment

collocation in English

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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judgment
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/us
/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/
the ability to form valuable opinions and make ...
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(Definition ofscientificandjudgmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For counters, rules of practice are more important than eitherscientificjudgmentor training.
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Statistical manipulation, after all, was a most promising means for attaining objectivity, for generating consensus by renouncing arbitrariness and reducingscientificjudgmentto a kind of accounting.
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Scientific credibility rests on recognized expertise and rigorous standards of methodology, and conveys authority inscientificjudgmentas perceived by peers.
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Whether sufficient tests have been carried out to justify marketing a new drug is a matter of medical andscientificjudgment.
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It is their responsibility to exercisescientificjudgmentwithin their own field.
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The justification for notification turns on ascientificjudgmentabout the special features of a site.
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The selection was made by members of a professional panel using their medical andscientificjudgment.
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The substance of this was essentially ascientificjudgment.
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The assessment of the unit's contribution is a matter ofscientificjudgment.
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I believe that in many areas it is possible to make ascientificjudgment.
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In matters of this kind which involvescientificjudgment, we naturally take advice from those who know about these things.
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This is a matter ofscientificjudgment.
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In many cases pollution standards involve a social as well as ascientificjudgment.
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I am advised that they provide toxicological and other data without which responsiblescientificjudgment on potential hazard to man could not be exercised.
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Basically what is needed—this is a crude and not ascientificjudgment—is a big revival in private investment.
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We sought an agreement that that matter would be dealt with objectively, without politically blocking the correctscientificjudgment.
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If thescientificjudgmentis that we are correct, it follows that it will be possible to agree a timetable.
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It is perfectly apparent that there is an overwhelming weight of evidence and of properly qualifiedscientificjudgmentthat fluoridation is not a cause of cancer and is safe.
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In any event, the board would rightly refuse to undertake such a study if that restricted it from making a soundscientificjudgmentof the outcome.
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One cannot bring much in the way ofscientificjudgmentto the matter; it is wholly a matter of political judgment and of one's views of priorities.
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