Peter Leeson argues that " the case for anarchy derives its strength from empirical evidence, not theory.

In 1941 it was rumored to have been inspected by the federal Works Progress Administration to determine its structural strength, but there is no evidence of this.

Because of consilience, the strength of evidence for any particular conclusion is related to how many independent methods are supporting the conclusion, as well as how different these methods are.

A denialist may promote small gaps not yet accounted for by the consilient evidence, or small amounts of evidence contradicting a conclusion without accounting for the pre-existing strength resulting from consilience.

" It seeks to assess the strength of the evidence of risks and benefits of treatments ( including lack of treatment ) and diagnostic tests.

Evidence-based medicine categorizes different types of clinical evidence and rates or grades them according to the strength of their freedom from the various biases that beset medical research.

In patients with generalized MG, there is some evidence that a partial home program including training in diaphragmatic breathing, pursed lip breathing, and interval based IMT may improve respiratory muscle strength, chest wall mobility, respiratory pattern, and respiratory endurance.

He compares this situation to that of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift, where there was initially great resistance to acceptance despite the strength of the evidence.

Under the storm and closer to where most tornadoes are found, evidence of a supercell and likelihood of a tornado includes inflow bands ( particularly when curved ) such as a " beaver tail ", and other clues such as strength of inflow, warmth and moistness of inflow air, how outflow-or inflow-dominant a storm appears, and how far is the front flank precipitation core from the wall cloud.

That Balzac was able to balance the strength of the individual against the representation of the type is evidence of the author's skill.

Childhood Apraxia of Speech ( CAS ) presents in children who have no evidence of difficulty with strength or range of motion of the articulators, but are unable to execute speech movements because of motor planning and coordination problems.

There is evidence that parts of the body of the Apis bull were eaten by the pharaoh and the priests to absorb the Apis's great strength.

In 2011, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( AHRQ ) a division of the Federal Health and Human Services Department issued a comparative effectiveness report which concluded that the strength of evidence was “ High ” for TMS compared to sham treatment for patients who had one or more failures of prior treatment, and that those receiving rTMS were “ more than three times as likely to achieve a depressive response as patients receiving sham procedure .”

Robert Jan van Pelt, who appears in Mr. Death to specify some of Leuchter's scholarly failures ( e. g. not consulting the large documentation archive available at Auschwitz ), served as the primary expert witness against Irving at the libel trial of Deborah Lipstadt in 2000, relating to the court the strength of the physical and documentary evidence supporting the use of that camp for gassing.

The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend EGDT for the initial resuscitation of the septic patient with a level B strength of evidence ( single randomized control trial ).

In the further reaches of chick lit, ' the male organ ... becomes a tower of strength, a tree trunk in girth, the pillar that sustains the universe ... a Pillar of Hercules, sustaining heaven ' - evidence perhaps that ' the phallic religious tendency is alive in the modern and the civilized ... a compulsive fascination ' with what Jung termed ' the phallus as the quintessence of life and fruitfulness '.

The strength of the evidence is evaluated by the scientific community, and the most important experiments will have been replicated by multiple independent groups.

This also means that accepted theories continue to accumulate evidence over time, and the length of time that a theory ( or any of its principles ) remains accepted often indicates the strength of its supporting evidence.

Standards for scientific evidence vary according to the field of inquiry, but the strength of scientific evidence is generally based on the results of statistical analysis and the strength of scientific controls.

Have you considered the implications of continuing geographic shifts in terms of sales force allocation, strength of distributor organizations, and even plant location??

Beowulf is considered an epic poem in that the main character is a hero who travels great distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts.

Because of this, the Central Committee was commonly considered an indicator for Sovietologists to study the strength of the different institutions.

Fenrir considered that the fetter was very strong, yet also that his strength had grown since he broke Leyding, yet that he would have to take some risks if he were to become famous.

Her result was considered exceptional considering the strength of the tournament, average 2701, and she was praised for her tactical skills in her game against Ivanchuk.

If it drops three consecutive times without the wrestler having the strength to stop it from falling, the wrestler is considered to have passed out.

It is considered a " supernatural " bird of power and strength.

This diversity of views is considered a strength in the Unitarian Universalist movement.

Gretzky's size, strength, and basic athletic abilities were not considered impressive.

" that aspects of an association such as strength, consistency, specificity and temporality be considered in attempting to distinguish causal from noncausal associations in the epidemiological situation.

The finished product contains a higher-than-average ethanol concentration ( meads at or above 14 % ABV are generally considered to be of sack strength ) and often retains a high specific gravity and elevated levels of sweetness, although dry sack meads ( which have no residual sweetness ) can be produced.

A problem not solved by this edition, however, was " multi-valued logic ", where a signal's drive strength ( none, weak or strong ) and unknown values are also considered.

Samuel was considered " invincible in power and unsurpassable in strength ".

In fact, the stock market is often considered the primary indicator of a country's economic strength and development.

The mind meld can be considered a terrible intimacy because of the strength of Vulcan emotions and the strict psycho-suppression disciplines in which they are trained, and thus not one to be taken lightly.

He tried to help around the house, although occasionally he botched tasks due to his great size and strength, but is otherwise considered quite a catch by the Addamses for his skill at more personal tasks, such as waxing Uncle Fester's head and amusing the children ( to whom he was deeply devoted ).

It is considered a measure of the tendency of an atom or ion to surrender an electron, or the strength of the electron binding ; the greater the ionization energy, the more difficult it is to remove an electron.

Casey's confidence in the company's strength seemed to sustain that of investors, but third-quarter filings for 2001 were considered disappointing, and Global Crossing announced plans to dispose of Global Marine.

Lucas originally envisioned an American actor for the role of Qui-Gon, but ultimately cast Liam Neeson, who is Northern Irish, because he considered Neeson to have great skills and presence, describing him as a " master actor, who the other actors will look up to, who has got the qualities of strength that the character demands.

As noted, above average physical size had been considered important for the original grenadiers and, in principle, height and strength remained the basis of selection for these picked companies.

However, the coke is of wildly varying strength and ash content and is generally considered unsaleable except in some cases as a thermal product — as it has lost its volatile matter it has lost the ability to be coked again.

For example, Posidonius considered the climate of Arabia and the life-giving strength of the sun, tides ( taken from his book on the oceans ), and climatic theory to explain people ’ s ethnic or national characters.

First, because the strength of the field varies from point to point in a complicated way, particularly outside the core and in air gaps, where fringing fields and leakage flux must be considered.

The Apis bull was considered to be a manifestation of the pharaoh, as bulls were symbols of strength and fertility, qualities which are closely linked with kingship (" strong bull of his mother Hathor " was a common title for gods and pharaohs ).