"sustained evidence" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to refer to evidence that is able to withstand scrutiny and remain valid over a period of time. Example: The prosecution presented sustained evidence to prove the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Such a vote would require, on the SNP's own calculation, sustained evidence (normally thought to be 60% in the polls) for some years before Nicola Sturgeon took the risk.
Even if this is the case though, the MPC could prefer to hold off acting for longer as it may well want to see sustained evidence of stronger UK economic activity.
Empathy, he suggests, narrows our focus in a self-regarding way – there is sustained evidence that we empathise more with those that either resemble us or those we find attractive.
Howard Archer of Global Insight said: "We suspect that if interest rates of 6.00% by the end of the year are to be avoided, the Bank of England will need to see sustained evidence over the coming months that the 125 basis points rise in interest rates enacted since August 2006 is increasingly feeding through to dampen economic activity and contain underlying inflationary pressures".
Lee and Cypess agree that no weight-loss regimen should be recommended without a great deal of evidence that it will work for more than a few weeks or months and that the weight loss can be sustained — evidence that doesn't exist.
The retail giant, which has run brand promotions and brand messaging advertising on the Sun website, is holding fire on running activity on the Sun+ until News UK can prove that it has sustained evidence that it is reaching its ambitious subscriber targets.
First we need a more values-based school ethos, but second we need a sustained evidence-based curriculum for personal, social and health education lasting throughout the school life.
This recognition is designed to distinguish those schools that: demonstrate sustained, evidence-based and substantive innovation in the identified area; conduct ongoing research to document the effectiveness of such innovation; set high standards for themselves; and are committed to continuous quality improvement.
Combined with the significant qualitative evidence from the 6 months post-intervention interview data demonstrating that the observed positive behavior changes were associated with application of evidence-based thinking (Bay et al. 2012a), these data indicate that students in the at risk group made and sustained evidence-based decisions in relation to learning associated with the intervention.
This shift has been the result of sustained, evidence-supported sexual abuse prevention efforts over many years, coupled with effective intervention and longer prison sentences for offenders.
This lack of consumer involvement in intervention research may contribute to the challenges encountered developing, translating, disseminating, and sustaining evidence-based rehabilitation interventions in clinical practice.
