"Substantial evidence" refers to a significant amount of proof or information that supports a claim or argument. It means having enough strong and credible evidence to make a convincing case or reach a reliable conclusion.
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These studies provide
substantial evidence for the value of autonomy - support in children's motivated literacy behaviors.
However, he did not
find substantial evidence that any other games improve cognitive skills nor that any games improve reasoning or memory skills.
He offers
substantial evidence supporting this hypothesis, and shows how it would lead to more complex thinking about human sexual conflict and relationships.
Typically, a court will overturn the agency's decision only if the decision is contrary to law or isn't supported
by substantial evidence.
Authors of the study said their findings provide the
first substantial evidence cortisol, a hormone affected by lifestyle choices such as diet and exercise, directly affects reproductive outcomes.
In sum, there is
now substantial evidence that value - added estimates capture important information about the causal effects of teachers and schools.
I didn't get on the original hype train and refuse to start hating on this game until I myself have tried it and have
substantial evidence behind why it isn't any fun.
If the state has
substantial evidence against you, I will go into negotiating mode, working with the prosecutor to obtain a plea bargain that is below mandatory sentencing.
At present, research of different design and methodology provides
substantial evidence for both the efficacy and the effectiveness of diverse family interventions.
A 1996 survey of research studies
found substantial evidence that less sleep is associated with a decrease in cognitive performance, both in laboratory settings and through self - reported sleep habits.
A seasoned accident injury investigator will dig deeper into what caused the accident and come up
with substantial evidence that will help in determining your case.
Using the words like «talented sales associate» or «dedicated professional» make no sense unless you
provide substantial evidence for these characteristic from your work experience.
It did not take Boucher's complaints seriously, finding them unsubstantiated despite
substantial evidence from co-workers that they were well - founded.
The FDA's approval of the new label was based
on substantial evidence demonstrating that medication abortion is safe for virtually all women.
Based on the competent
substantial evidence presented to the trial court along with the arguments presented, the trial judge will create a parenting plan that he or she deems fit.
leads to an absurd situation where employees either must bring pay claims prematurely when there is not enough evidence that there has been unlawful pay discrimination or wait to a later time when there exists
more substantial evidence of pay discrimination and be barred from bringing such claims by the statute of limitations (as in Ledbetter).
«Implantable cardioverter - defibrillators are being implanted in hundreds of thousands of women
without substantial evidence of benefit, apparently based on the assumption that, to paraphrase the old saying, «What's good for the gander is good for the goose,»» said Rita F. Redberg, MD, editor of the publication, in an editorial accompanying the report.
Substantial evidence suggests that self - driving cars will reduce the frequency of collisions and avert deaths and injuries from road transport, because machines avoid human errors, lapses in concentration and defects in sight, among other shortcomings.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois enjoined the Illinois Violent Video Games Law and Sexually Explicit Video Games Law, ruling that the state has failed to present
substantial evidence showing that playing violent video games cause minors to have aggressive feelings or engage in aggressive behavior.
Despite
substantial evidence proving otherwise, misconceptions over the actual impact of Chinese property investment in Australia has prevailed, reports Xinhua News (20 February 2017).
Nearly 7 out of 10 (65 %) allow their kids to play on more than one team at the same time (22 % in the same sport, 43 % in a different sport),
despite substantial evidence that playing on more than one team at the same time increases the risk of overuse injury (3 out of 10 say that their youth athlete suffered the same injury more than once) and burnout, and thus is not recommended.
«We do not
see substantial evidence to support replacing a successful COO who has collaborated with the future CEO with a new leader and an unproven track record.»
Although the harms of alcohol and breastfeeding
lack substantial evidence, experts recommend total alcohol abstinence for breastfeeding mothers until the infant reaches its third month.
It did so despite the fact that some of these findings were not appealed and without ever mentioning the applicable
substantial evidence standard of review.»
There is
also substantial evidence that the state underestimates the need for long - term care for seriously and persistently mentally ill people.
A parent can be considered unfit to be the child's custodian
if substantial evidence proves that his or her conduct is detrimental to the child.
In the meantime, experts examining diary entries, navigation records, and other evidence have
amassed substantial evidence implying that both men missed their goal and knew it.
Also, early studies (and some later ones) have even tested the effects of different types of external load during programs involving a range of upper and lower body single - joint and multi-joint exercises (Pipes & Wilmore, 1974; Pipes, 1978), and these
produced substantial evidence of external load specificity.
The paper
reveals substantial evidence of resegregation and a significant increase in the probability of being arrested for black students, but no increase in the probability of dropping out of high school as a result of the change in the racial composition of the school.
Fourth, there is
substantial evidence indicating that the normal incidents of the attorney - client relationship were often absent in litigation handled by staff lawyers and financed by petitioner.