adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
result
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Inevitably this led to uncertainties and inconclusive results , with some notable successes and failures.
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There have been inconclusive results from school-based clinic programs that provide contraception without a broader educational backdrop.
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The operation has been performed on 10 patients so far, with inconclusive results .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jurors often have to make decisions based on inconclusive evidence.
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Studies on the benefits of year-round schools are inconclusive .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A work both director and composer left unfinished felt fragmentary, inconclusive and, all too often, artistically baffling.
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Never mind even that it might be inconclusive .
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Similarly inconclusive are studies that have attempted to evaluate the managerialist hypothesis through surveys of management attitudes based on questionnaires.
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The evidence is inconclusive , but a further visit to Rome, perhaps in 1030, can not be completely ruled out.
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The operation has been performed on 10 patients so far, with inconclusive results.
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We asked ourselves the same questions, and the answers were inconclusive .
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Without well-defined melodic periods phrases become inconclusive , merging into one another.
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X-rays were taken but proved inconclusive .