verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
claim
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To substantiate claims of priority, etc. 8.
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He asked Wong to require the organization to substantiate its claim .
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Thus, a certain historical myopia is required to substantiate territorial claims .
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But these are no greater than are required to substantiate a claim to professional status.
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Though the standard of evidence we demand to substantiate extraordinary claims is high, it is not impossibly high.
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Three main reasons can be put forward to substantiate this claim .
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Regarding recruitment of staff, there is little factual evidence available to substantiate the claim either way.
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Bell, however, offers no direct evidence to substantiate the claim that there has been a shift in demand to services.
evidence
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These provide evidence to substantiate the loss and prevent possible fraudulent claims.
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The evidence to substantiate this is limited to very few conditions.
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Though the standard of evidence we demand to substantiate extraordinary claims is high, it is not impossibly high.
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In the absence of witnesses, only a confession on the part of the defendant or sufficient circumstantial evidence will substantiate the offence.
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Regarding recruitment of staff, there is little factual evidence available to substantiate the claim either way.
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Bell, however, offers no direct evidence to substantiate the claim that there has been a shift in demand to services.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Allegations made by prisoners are usually only considered when substantiated by the evidence of a prison officer.
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No evidence has been found to substantiate the story.
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The authorities claimed they were conspiring to overthrow the government, but offered no evidence to substantiate these claims.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Discipline yourself to dig deep and get at facts which can be substantiated.
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Graph the two equations to substantiate your answers.
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The claim that higher minimum wages are inflationary and will create a loss of jobs is not substantiated either.
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The fact substantiates what reason points out.
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The third party must be able to claim that its assent is invalid if any of these grounds can be substantiated.
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This is not substantiated by analysis of the high strictures according to the method of diagnosis.
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This is not invariable, but its occurrence can provide substantiating evidence of epilepsy.