adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a legitimate/valid excuse (= one that is true and that other people cannot criticize )
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He didn’t have a legitimate excuse for being late.
a reasonable/valid assumption
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This seemed like a reasonable assumption.
a valid passport (= one that is officially acceptable )
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For travel abroad, you must have a valid passport.
a valid point
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She raised a number of valid points.
a valid ticket (= one that is legally or officially acceptable )
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You cannot travel without a valid ticket.
a valid/legitimate reason (= a good and acceptable reason )
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An employer can’t fire someone without a valid reason.
a valid/useful/meaningful comparison (= a reasonable one, based on sensible information )
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There is not enough data for a valid comparison to be made.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Kussmaul's observation is also valid for other types of work.
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But there are also valid reasons for optimism.
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Spaces are also valid but these are not significant.
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The second assumption is also valid if we confine the analysis to a reasonable range of operations.
as
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The doctors' case for the retention of pay beds was a strong one, although not as valid as was represented.
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Each is as valid and probable a version of the twentieth century as the one recorded in our newspaper files.
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Mr Christopher's February list is as valid as ever.
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Do recognize that positive comments are as valid as negative ones.
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The principles of homoeopathy, as laid down by Hahnemann, are as valid today as they were in his time.
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The question of management and legal representation for aspiring new-comers is just as valid in publishing as it is in recording.
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Gentle exercise such as walking is as valid when you are old as it is when you are young.
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The passive person does not allow their needs to take precedence over or be as valid as, another's.
equally
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Thus, in nearly all its occurrences, either use of the adjective criminal would be equally valid .
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There are other, equally valid , ways into this symphony.
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Whatever method you adopt, the following principles are equally valid and need to be taken into account. 1.
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Your clocks are equally valid only if you each continue to occupy an inertial reference frame.
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A second and equally valid argument is that the publishing world is an invaluable source of knowledge.
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A reading that cancels out the contradictory and equally valid meanings the text yields does not do justice to its complexity.
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It is equally valid to use, for example, 20°C, 30°C and 40°C or 20°C, 35°C and 50°C.
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Each is equally valid and must be dealt with in its own terms.
more
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Causal inferences are constructions built upon foundations of assumptions, and can not be more valid than the assumptions.
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This approach is no more valid today than it has been in the past.
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How might more valid data be gathered 5.
only
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Vouchers are only valid for rallies taking place before 31st December 1991.
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Self-written or pre-printed wills are only valid if signed by two witnesses at the same time.
perfectly
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The time ranges associated with these compositions are rather approximate, but are in general still perfectly valid .
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One is of course free to do so, and from certain perspectives, it is perfectly valid to do so.
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Perhaps women choose this style because it fits with their own, perfectly valid interactional or social goals.
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This is a perfectly valid deduction.
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But consent by a person in Hobbes's state of nature can be perfectly valid .
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That argument, by the way, I am not rejecting; it is a perfectly valid response.
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But it still didn't stop me having a perfectly valid opinion on the parlous state of contemporary kits.
statistically
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Although it is not statistically valid , it is based on objective data.
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There are so few accidents that comparing accident rates is not statistically valid .
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Having a statistically valid set on which to train a network is important.
still
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Bricklayer Mark Tobin has already done so ... and his policy is still valid .
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Are the reasons still valid , or am I maintaining a merely sentimental tie?
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Though elusive, the goal of a new order is still valid .
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Is the concept of class still valid if most people do not identify themselves with the classes specified by the analyst?
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We must be aware of this and constantly compare the copy with the real thing to see if it is still valid .
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Other people are contacting alternative insurance brokers in Aylesbury to try to find out if their policies are still valid .
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They were told last night that their policies are still valid .
■ NOUN
argument
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A second and equally valid argument is that the publishing world is an invaluable source of knowledge.
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No serious thinker can make a valid argument that to discriminate based on species is acceptable.
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Inductive arguments are not logically valid arguments.
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Similarly, one of the few obviously valid arguments in favour of capital punishment is that executed offenders never re-offend afterwards.
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There are valid arguments about prison overcrowding and the size of Britain's jail population.
claim
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The above documents should provide sufficient proof that a valid claim exists under the policy.
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The difficulty comes in identifying what constitutes a valid claim .
comparison
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There is no valid comparison with drugs.
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But at this point, no valid comparison can be made between their clocks, for they are separated.
conclusion
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The first stage in each investigation was to list the information the committee required before it could reach a valid conclusion .
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Because of the way data were collected, no valid conclusions could be drawn about the geographic distribution of incidents.
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This may be a valid conclusion .
criticism
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Accepting criticism Accepting valid criticism is also part of this group of assertive actions.
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But neither do we have to be defensive if they occasionally have a valid criticism .
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Its tone is playful and frivolous but it makes some valid criticisms .
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There are, however, a number of valid criticisms which can be made of the study.
excuse
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But that is not a valid excuse .
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There was the valid excuse to delay the marriage because air force regulations stipulated only unmarried men may enter pilot training school.
name
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Please supply a valid name and password.
passport
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It is your responsibility to be in possession of a valid passport and any visa which may be necessary.
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If you do not already hold a valid passport , application forms may be obtained from the Post Office.
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A valid passport is essential when you travel abroad.
point
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A shudder ran through her as she suddenly remembered one very valid point .
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On the other hand, they have a valid point .
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Mr. Scott My hon. Friend makes a valid point .
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In other words, they both have valid points , which is often the case in an open and honest debate.
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No point in inviting a rooster to a hen party, especially if he has a valid point to make.
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He makes some valid points that I should like to bring to the House's attention.
reason
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Povert drudgery and loneliness are valid reasons for sadness; beyond and beneath, far outreaching them all, is unrequited love.
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But there are also valid reasons for optimism.
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But a complete justification of authority has to do more than to provide valid reasons for its acceptance.
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A 1977 Supreme Court ruling permits police stopping a car for valid reasons to order drivers to exit.
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Liberty is proposing regulations, including a rule requiring anyone installing cameras to supply the authorities with valid reasons for doing so.
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The desire to persist in interrogation is a valid reason for keeping a suspect in custody for thirty-six hours and indeed beyond.
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Maybe there was a valid reason to steer Udal away from the notebooks.
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There are many valid reasons for this as the logistics of organising a journey around Britain are complicated.
signature
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The ease and speed with which the required number of valid signatures were obtained was impressive.
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He said the party is still trying to get enough valid signatures to win ballot access in Texas.
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Organizers need the valid signatures of 480, 000 voters by April 19 to qualify for the November ballot.
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A total of 15, 604 valid signatures will be needed to force an election.
vote
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Kerekou won by an unsurprisingly huge margin: 86 percent of the valid votes cast compared with 16 percent for Amoussou.
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He won 298 of 484 valid votes against 155 for his closest rival, the former prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
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In many states the number of blank and spoilt votes exceeded the number of valid votes cast.
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In Ruari Quinn's constituency 38,270 valid votes were cast.
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The Conservative vote dropped from 59.9 percent of the valid vote at the 1987 general election, to 40.9 percent.
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The total turnout casting valid votes was 64.1 percent.
way
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It is recognized that there are many valid ways of growing older.
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They only need to be sure that their arguments are valid ways of ascertaining truth.
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I have suggested that many people believe that there is a valid way of life argument against closing any rural primary school.
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On this basis, it is suggested that the test offers a valid way of screening for linguistic disorders.
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There may, obviously, be other equally valid ways of approaching this.
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This is also a valid way and can produce better results than the scientific way of working.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a valid driver's license
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Many of Rousseau's ideas are just as valid today as they were in the 18th century.
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My passport is valid for 10 years.
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The government still hasn't produced a valid argument in favour of its policies on immigration.
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The tourist visa is valid for three months.
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They had some valid concerns about the safety of the airplane.
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This may not be a valid conclusion - we haven't tested it thoroughly yet.
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Your ticket is valid for travel at any time of the day.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All of those criticisms are valid .
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Both certificates are valid for three months and the ceremony must take place in the district where notice has been given.
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But at this point, no valid comparison can be made between their clocks, for they are separated.
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He says they can even zoom in on tax discs to see if they're valid .
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Incorrect or invalid names are mentioned following the valid ones.
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It is obvious that students should not believe that their own ideas by themselves are valid .
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Oh, so you say the translation is not valid .
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Please supply a valid name and password.