scintilla of evidence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofscintillaandevidence
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scintilla
noun
uk/sɪnˈtɪl.ə/us/sɪnˈtɪl.ə/
a very small amount ...
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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 ofscintillaandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The comparisons require the notion of level of proof which include beyond reasonable doubt,scintillaofevidenceand preponderance of evidence.
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There is not the slightestscintillaofevidenceto support that view.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceto support that or to suggest what cost would be involved.
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He did not produce onescintillaofevidenceto prove that what he was asserting was the position.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceavailable which can lead to any other reasonable conclusion.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceanywhere to substantiate those claims.
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However, he produced not ascintillaofevidenceof anything new being done to deliver them.
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I understand that there is noscintillaofevidenceanywhere to the effect that it is true.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceto support that proposition.
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All he needs is the faintestscintillaofevidenceto show that.
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He has not produced onescintillaofevidencein the whole debate to justify any of the excessive numbers that he mentioned.
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I have seen no evidence—not ascintillaofevidence—to suggest that any of them has a desire to abolish its royal family.
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However, there is not ascintillaofevidenceto suggest that that is happening.
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Not ascintillaofevidenceis adduced to support that amazing and unqualified proposition.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceto suggest that civilianisation reduces the efficiency or effectiveness of any force.
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But they have not produced ascintillaofevidencethat these men were responsible in any way, and it is the magistrate who said it.
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There is not onescintillaofevidencethat there was any understanding or agreement that any day should be fixed.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceor reason to support such an allegation.
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There is not ascintillaofevidenceto support that conclusion.
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There was not ascintillaofevidenceto substantiate that proposition nor has there been any evidence forthcoming since he gave that evidence.
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