Sentences with phrase «valid proxy»
A "valid proxy" refers to a person or thing that can act on behalf of someone or something else in a fair and acceptable way. It is a reliable substitute that represents the original or desired entity accurately. Full definition
For the moment, I don't see tree rings as valid proxies — for temperature OR precipitation.
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You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting if you were a Google stockholder as of the close of business on April 6, 2015, the Record Date for the Annual Meeting, or hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting.
You are entitled to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting only if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on April 18, 2018 or if you hold a valid proxy for the Annual Meeting.
Because there is only one hydrogen - containing compound — H2O — that could plausibly exist in abundance on Mars, planetary scientists consider hydrogen a valid proxy for the presence of water.
However, their founding of the George Marshall Institute doesn't suffice to make them relevant or representative or valid proxies, exemplars or creators of climate skepticism, does it?