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- adjective Capable of being supported by
documentary evidence .
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Examples
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Most, if not all, of the commonly suggested restrictions on access or storage or carry have, and have had, no documentable effect on crime or accident rates over the years.
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When the default position in the USA is that restrictions on rights are only justified if they can show a reasonable relation to a positive effect on crime or safety, no documentable negative effect means the restrictions need to go away posthaste.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A New Book Coming Soon from Michael Bellesiles 2010
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Was it perhaps something casually received recently by Skousen, never intended to be set down as if it were documentable?
Milton Friedman: The Man Who Laughs, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I imagine it helps, in the normal case, that Quakers and the like have a documentable history of not wishing to “swear”.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Not the Best Way to Inspire Confidence 2010
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In fact, I couldn't find a single documentable reference of when or where Friedman may have actually said this.
Milton Friedman: The Man Who Laughs, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Though it surely is not your intention, such sweeping attacks and gross as well as erroneous generalizations threaten all American Muslims, including those you recognize as "a peaceful group," and demean the historically documentable fairness of the American people.
Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy: An Open Letter To Herman Cain Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy 2011
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Though it surely is not your intention, such sweeping attacks and gross as well as erroneous generalizations threaten all American Muslims, including those you recognize as "a peaceful group," and demean the historically documentable fairness of the American people.
Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy: An Open Letter To Herman Cain Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy 2011
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Though it surely is not your intention, such sweeping attacks and gross as well as erroneous generalizations threaten all American Muslims, including those you recognize as "a peaceful group," and demean the historically documentable fairness of the American people.
Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy: An Open Letter To Herman Cain Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy 2011
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Though it surely is not your intention, such sweeping attacks and gross as well as erroneous generalizations threaten all American Muslims, including those you recognize as "a peaceful group," and demean the historically documentable fairness of the American people.
Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy: An Open Letter To Herman Cain Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy 2011
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What the grand jury was probably NOT told is that Oregon law specifically forbids a coroner from speculating about intent or anything other than the documentable and independently verifiable evidence of the deceased.
County to pay $925,000 for Jim-Jim Chasse's life (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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