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In comparative politics, the political scientist compares countries in an effort to verify the theories that have been formulated.

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 Meanings and Examples of VERIFY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
verify
 v.  confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony
Classic Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1  Yes, to verify how far bruises may be produced after death.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  He will not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
3  However, we will go back at our leisure and verify it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
4  The Englishman puckered up his lips, intending to indicate a smile that anyone should verify his saddling.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 24
5  The committee who had been deputed to verify the accounts reported to the meeting that all was in order.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 6: Chapter 26
6  He was not a remarkably fluent reader, and was in the habit of reading in a sort of recitative half-aloud, by way of calling in his ears to verify the deductions of his eyes.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
7  If you would care to verify the incident, pray do so.
The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In SECOND ACT
8  Readers may verify the facts if they care to take the trouble.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER I—THE ZIGZAGS OF STRATEGY
9  When morning came, Mrs. Maylie's predictions were but too well verified.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
10  It will be verified or disproved at the trial.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
11  He took his books, verified them, and put them in order.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—A TEMPEST IN A SKULL
12  Gavroche directed his steps towards this garden; he found the lane, he recognized the apple-tree, he verified the fruit-house, he examined the hedge; a hedge means merely one stride.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—MOTHER PLUTARQUE FINDS NO DIFFICULTY IN EXPLAI...
13  I need say nothing here, on the first head, because nothing can show better than my history whether that prediction was verified or falsified by the result.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1. I AM BORN
14  After breakfast Carol bustled to a hair-dresser's, bought gloves and a blouse, and importantly met Kennicott in front of an optician's, in accordance with plans laid down, revised, and verified.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
15  Well, I have verified my accounts.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In GRACE
Example Sentence:
1  When she finds the right neighborhood, she interviews neighbors and mail carriers to verify the addresses.
2  They were unable to produce any statistics to verify their claims.
3  A researcher reports a particular result, and to verify it other scientists repeat the same experiment in their own labs.
4  In comparative politics, the political scientist compares countries in an effort to verify the theories that have been formulated.
5  Dr El Baradei said international inspectors were in Iran to monitor and verify the suspension of enrichment activities in advance of the IAEA board meeting on Thursday.
6  The simplest way to verify provenance is by looking for items that come with a Certificate of Authenticity or a Letter of Authenticity.
7  The computer verified that/whether the data was loaded correctly.
8  Later,findings verified the scientist's theory.
9  I verified the source from which I had that information.
10  A computer program verifies that the system is working.
11  An electronic system for verifying a worker's legal status and enforcing the laws must be part of any immigration overhaul, a House committee hearing on Wednesday indicated.