Stories can also serve as examples – instances of reality which are presented as proofs of some kind of norm.
"We've always taken photographs as proofs of events, and we probably never should have," Mr. Gylfe said.
The current trend for treating bullying and mendacity as proofs of character represents not a "growing strength of national character," but an appalling lowering of standards.
One should be careful not to present such connections as proofs of guilt, but this is often the only way to discover interesting things in large and complex data collections".
Written in prose, much of which is of a highly intense quality and is often rhymed, the individual āyahs, rather than the entire surah, are commonly regarded as proofs of God's authority and existence and a validation of Muhammad's mission.
Auden called Iago 'The Great Improviser,' and the hanky gave him the idea for his deception: " 'Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.' " It was a moment in and out of the play.
