noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
expert evidence/testimony
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Two doctors were called to give expert testimony at the inquiry.
eyewitness account/report/testimony
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According to eyewitness accounts, soldiers opened fire on the crowd.
the statement/testimony of a witness (= what a witness says )
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The testimony of one witness led to his conviction.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
congressional
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But the disdain of these accomplished economists for supply-side economics can easily be deduced from their writings and congressional testimony .
eloquent
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Their very insistence of trying to make sense is eloquent testimony to assumptions that are powerful though silent.
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The mountaintop offers eloquent testimony on all of this, for nothing there grows for ever.
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Mr. Griffiths I could not pay a more eloquent testimony to the doctor than my hon. Friend has just paid.
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And the stridency of those who argue otherwise bears eloquent testimony to that fact.
expert
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Not for him the bothersome business of committee hearings, expert testimony , study panels.
false
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That means somebody who swears to false testimony in court to get Hearst control of another claim.
oral
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The 1995 version was the first set of guidelines to include oral testimony from special interest groups and individuals.
personal
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Bob, however, was not prepared to believe anything but the personal testimony of his men.
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Elizabeth Dole none the less delivered a seamless, personal testimony to the nominee.
videotaped
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In his videotaped testimony , Clinton denied any knowledge of the loan diversion.
■ NOUN
eyewitness
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This is consistent with recent studies on attention focusing in eyewitness testimony .
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Names and dates. Eyewitness testimony .
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Some implications of these results for eyewitness testimony and for the psychology of driving are considered.
■ VERB
accord
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In addition, a trademark of the cartel was to burn their enemies' corpses beyond recognition, according to the testimony .
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Brown had a revolver tucked in his shorts pocket, but Craft never saw it, according to court testimony .
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Vasseur has been missing since her husband saw her leave for work the morning of Sept. 22, according to testimony .
bear
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Among Darwin's papers at Cambridge University Library there is an extraordinary sheet of paper that bears testimony to this historical visit.
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And the stridency of those who argue otherwise bears eloquent testimony to that fact.
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As lesbians we bear testimony to this resistance to socialisation.
give
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In the event of dispute he had to give testimony , whose value often seems to have been related to his rank.
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Scores of equally distinguished witnesses gave similar testimony .
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An added problem in this case was that she was too old to give unsworn testimony .
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As he prepared to give testimony to the Stockholm court in October, Tatum had reason for optimism.
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After giving testimony in 1997 and 1998, Levar had tried several times to gain financial support and asylum in another country.
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And it usually leads to the second thing which is to give some testimony .
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This will mean that more young girls will have to be subjected to the trauma of giving testimony in court.
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Witnesses would be called who would give testimony about the effects of such concussion upon the brain physiology.
hear
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The tribunal's three judges heard testimony from 158 witnesses over 15 months.
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In numerous House and Senate hearings, Congress heard conflicting testimony from expert witnesses.
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Mark Smith was in court to hear her testimony .
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The charges came as a House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony on legislation introduced by Rep.
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The court heard harrowing testimony from survivors and relatives of the victims.
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Judges got a point-and-click tour of the Net on Thursday and heard more testimony Friday.
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The civil jury also heard testimony from Simpson himself, who insisted he did not commit the murders.
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The jury heard the testimony of other well-regarded scientists.
present
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He presented his testimony before the 13-member special tribunal on June 10 and on July 15-22.
swear
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That means somebody who swears to false testimony in court to get Hearst control of another claim.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bear witness/testimony to sth
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Photographs taken in 1904 bear witness to the extent of these repairs.
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Punta Banda's ghostly streets, vacant houses and shuttered hotel bear testimony to dreams gone sour.
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Sparrow's books bear witness to his movement in the most exclusive circles.
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The current trial of Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 persons bears witness to that.
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The human genome bears witness to this process, too.
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The Renaissance bears witness to a sociology, a psychology of joy.
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They bear witness to the precious quality of the embryo and the birth process.
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They alone bear witness to uneasiness and possible stress.
sworn statement/evidence/testimony etc
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The application was based on a sworn statement from a lay midwife who said she attended his birth in La Paloma.
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The reports were based on sworn statements of graduates of the camp, whose seven-month training including the use of explosives.
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This is confirmed by her not going against her sworn statement, unlawfully though it had been extracted from her.
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This meant that sworn statements by Mitchell, Stans and others would not be made public before the election.
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Years later her parents made a sworn statement testifying that the couple had met in July 1917.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In his testimony , he denied that his company had ignored the safety procedures.
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The grand jury today heard testimony from numerous witnesses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He later pleaded guilty to eight perjury counts resulting from testimony in drug cases.
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Service, under such appalling conditions, is testimony indeed to his courage.
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Silverman attacked her credibility, pointing out inconsistencies in her testimony .
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Since the trial began April 16, jurors have heard an average of less than three days of testimony per week.
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Their testimony on it represents crucial, first-hand experience of which those planning for the hospital-based sector must take significant account.
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These recent developments are testimony to that view.