noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ abundant , ample , considerable , extensive , plentiful , significant , substantial , sufficient , widespread
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There is ample ~ that the world is getting hotter.
▪ growing , increasing , mounting
▪ clear , compelling , conclusive , convincing , decisive , definitive , good , hard , incontrovertible , irrefutable , overwhelming , persuasive , positive , powerful , solid , striking , strong , unambiguous , unequivocal
▪ adequate
▪ flimsy , inadequate , insufficient , limited , little , scant
▪ concrete , direct , firm , first-hand , objective , physical , tangible
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The figures provide concrete ~ of the bank's claim.
▪ credible
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We found no credible ~ to support this allegation.
▪ indirect
▪ available , current , present
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Available ~ points to pilot error as the cause of the crash.
▪ additional , fresh , further , more , new
▪ crucial , important , valuable , vital
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They accused the prosecution of withholding crucial ~.
▪ prima facie ( law )
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I'll accept this as prima facie ~ that there might be a problem.
▪ corroborating , corroborative , supporting
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They convicted the wrong man on the basis of a signed confession with no corroborative ~.
▪ conflicting
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Another team of scientists has come up with conflicting ~.
▪ damning , incriminating
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The scandal is damning ~ of the government's contempt for democracy.
▪ anecdotal , circumstantial , material
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There is plenty of anecdotal ~ to suggest that crime is beginning to rise.
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There was a mass of circumstantial ~ linking Watson to the murder.
▪ documentary , observational , photographic , statistical , textual , video ( esp. BrE ), visible , visual
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The court was shown photographic ~.
▪ archaeological , empirical , factual , formal , historical
▪ clinical , DNA , experimental , forensic , medical , scientific
▪ false
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She admitted giving false ~ to the court.
… OF EVIDENCE
▪ piece
▪ scrap
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She mulled over these scraps of ~.
▪ body , mass
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A body of ~ emerged suggesting that smoking tobacco caused serious diseases.
VERB + EVIDENCE
▪ have
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We do not have the ~ to prove these claims.
▪ look for , search for
▪ accumulate , collect , come across , come up with , discover , find , gather , obtain , produce , uncover
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Scientists have found fresh ~ to suggest that a huge explosion led to the extinction.
▪ offer (sb) , provide (sb with) , show (sb)
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The tapes provided ~ of her intentions.
▪ give , present (sb with) , reveal
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She was hoping she would not have to give ~ in court.
▪ see
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He says he's been working hard, but I haven't seen any ~ of it.
▪ consider , examine , study
▪ evaluate , weigh
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They will weigh this ~ and come to a rational conclusion.
▪ review
▪ cite (sth as)
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The team cited ~ from a recent earthquake to back up their idea.
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The rise in crime is often cited as ~ of a general breakdown of authority.
▪ submit , use sth in
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The police officer took a statement which was later used in ~.
▪ hear
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We must wait to hear his ~ before we make any judgement.
▪ admit , allow
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The judge can decide whether to admit or exclude ~.
▪ exclude
▪ destroy
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Prosecutors say they destroyed ~ related to the case.
EVIDENCE + VERB
▪ exist
▪ come to light , emerge
▪ accumulate , grow , mount
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Evidence is accumulating that a defective gene may be responsible for this disease.
▪ confirm sth , demonstrate sth , establish sth , indicate sth , point to sth , prove sth , reveal sth , show sth , suggest sth , support sth
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The ~ pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.
▪ be based on sth , be derived from sth , come from sth
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~ of growing poverty based on extensive surveys
▪ contradict sth
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No new ~ has contradicted this research.
▪ implicate sb/sth , link sb/sth
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~ linking her to the crime
PREPOSITION
▪ as ~
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He cited Australia's success as ~ for his theory.
▪ in ~
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A photo of the victim's injuries was produced in ~.
▪ on … ~
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On present ~ the team will be lucky to make the final.
▪ on the ~ of
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On the ~ of his latest exhibition, Miller is an artist who is past his best.
▪ ~ about , ~ concerning , ~ regarding , ~ relating to
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The team have been collecting ~ about war crimes.
▪ ~ against
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The woman went to court to give ~ against her attacker.
▪ ~ for
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What ~ do you have for that claim?
▪ ~ from
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~ from historical documents
▪ ~ of
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Scientists are looking for ~ of life on other planets.
▪ ~ on
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The first chapter reviews the ~ on how children learn language.
PHRASES
▪ to be in ~
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a trend that has been much in ~ in recent years
▪ in the face of ~ , in the teeth of ~
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The company denies, in the face of overwhelming ~, that smoking causes cancer.
▪ in the light of ~
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In the light of new ~, a new enquiry into the crash is likely to take place.
▪ lack of ~
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The kidnapping charge was dropped because of lack of ~.
▪ not a scrap of ~ , not a shred of ~
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He made the accusations without a shred of ~ to back them up.