Sentence examples for could only be valid from inspiring English sources

The strategy could only be valid if intelligence assessments were correct.

The crux of the statistical issue is this: the framework could only be valid if d, the estimated difference limen used in the calculation step, is a measure of olfactory resolution that converges to the true value of this quantity as more data is collected, that is, if it is consistent.

The paradoxically protective effect could only be valid over a short period of time [ 35] and the fact that it attenuated with increasing observation time in our analysis could be a result of patients' weight loss [ 17] or due to overweight and obese patients being more robust towards acute cardiovascular events.

Offline maps will only be valid for 30 days.

The cards could only be used for some items in some stores, and would not be valid in betting shops or off licences.

A valid statistical analysis could only be performed with the help of larger patient cohorts.

The fact that E. faecium has a faster glucose uptake compared with other microorganisms, especially those having amylolytic abilities such L amylovorus, L. manihotivorans (Shibata et al.[2007]), could be valid only at a low starch concentration (less than 20 g/l).

This reasoning could be valid only if 'randomness' and 'common ancestry' were mutually exclusive hypotheses, but the logical complement of 'a random alignment' is 'not a random alignment', rather than 'common ancestry'.

That, I guess, could be valid.

As if LACK of diversity could be valid.

The immunity would be valid only while officials are in power, but critics warned it could further encourage attempts to seize office for life.