Sentence examples for to be probative from inspiring English sources

Also, any information may be admitted into evidence if the presiding officer judges it to be "probative to a reasonable person," a new standard far more favorable to the prosecution than anything in civilian law.

A series of epidemiological studies, none big enough to be probative, but all pointing in the same direction, persuaded Emma Wilmot of the University of Leicester, in Britain, to carry out a meta-analysis.

However, the amount of text needed for this sort of analysis to be probative is, again, larger than is available in this case.

"The police did not make any inquiry to determine whether a swab would be probative," Justice Rosalie Abella wrote.

The statements of witnesses to the inquiries and the writings of eminent physicians demonstrate a struggle on both sides of the debate to establish what type of evidence would be probative in not only this, but all medical debates, and what type of witness would be considered competent to give it.

As the Justice Department points out in its guidelines for charging a corporation with a crime: "A corporation, like a natural person, is expected to learn from its mistakes," and "a history of similar misconduct may be probative of a corporate culture that encouraged, or at least condoned, such misdeeds, regardless of any compliance programs.

He concedes that while a high speed rail network "would alleviate the pressure on airports," the overall price tag would be probative.

Additionally during sexual assault investigations, peripheral blood could indicate that trauma had taken place to the female reproductive system, and therefore a determination that the blood present is not simply menstrual blood from normal menstruation could be probative.

Groklaw quotes Judge Koh's interim ruling: At the hearing, Samsung explained that it needs an unredacted version of the settlement agreement because the financial terms are probative of [give proof of the] arguments Samsung raises in its opposition to Apple's permanent injunction motion.

The administration proposal would allow hearsay and evidence obtained by coercion, if the judge rules it was probative and reliable.

It is probative that u is also a solution of the integral of Eq. (2.2) when u is a solution of Eq. (1.1).