How To Use Inconclusive In A Sentence

The country has been in a state of anarchy since the inconclusive election.
Its inconclusiveness demonstrated its futility.
So the evidence here is inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
Plus, a fair bit of the scientific research is inconclusive. The Sun
Such preoccupations rarely seem to have troubled the solitary beings who inhabit the clamorous pages of her witty, erudite and anecdotal - if inconclusive - study.

So far, investors have remained largely untroubled by the lack of government since inconclusive elections in December that led to six months of political deadlock. Times, Sunday Times
an inconclusive reply
The first HSE investigation into the site, in 2001, produced inconclusive results.
The evidence against the two men was inconclusive.
The inconclusive finding was perhaps fitting for a man whose dealings in life were always opaque. Times, Sunday Times
Due to extensive evidence that the identification of the eight Americans and two South Vietnamese crew members aboard this flight is highly inconclusive, the interment will be a difficult time for many family members whose loved ones were lost in this incident. Williams, James E.
The results of the experiment were inconclusive.
They are awaiting toxicology reports after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
The family are awaiting the results of toxicology tests after a post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
And, just as in that war, innumerable inconclusive skirmishes were fought. The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness
Haiti is in the midst of a political crisis caused by inconclusive elections held at the end of November. Times, Sunday Times
Animated discussions with Abhijat Joshi, our friend, philosopher, guide and co-member of our theatre group - these days he is better known as the screenplay writer of '3 Idiots' - and his younger brother Saumya, a talented writer-actor, would often end inconclusive. The Times of India
Small studies of the pulse oximetry test – in which sensors are placed on a hand and foot – have proved inconclusive, so the National Institute for Health Research funded the study by Andrew Ewer and colleagues from Birmingham University and Birmingham Women's hospital to determine whether it would be useful for the NHS. Heart test could save babies' lives
The doctors gave me a prescription for some kind of antihistamine that I should take all the time, told me to stay away from nuts because even though the tests were inconclusive, they still kinda thought that maybe somehow nuts were involved maybe or something. Idiot-milk Diary Entry
The older technology gave an inconclusive result. Times, Sunday Times
A post mortem proved inconclusive and more tests will be carried out. The Sun
Some investigators have found evidence of byssinosis among jute mill workers, others have found no evidence, and some results were inconclusive.
# -- Tumours, such as chondroma and sarcoma, and cysts which are probably of the same nature as those met with in osteomyelitis fibrosa, are liable to occur in callus, or at the seat of old fractures, but the evidence so far is inconclusive as to the causative relationship of the injury to the new-growth. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Further data seems to suggest either other increases or at least inconclusive evidence to bear out the doomsday theory. Times, Sunday Times
Further data seems to suggest either other increases or at least inconclusive evidence to bear out the doomsday theory. Times, Sunday Times
So far, investors have remained largely untroubled by the lack of government since inconclusive elections in December that led to six months of political deadlock. Times, Sunday Times
As with all the other evidence, the results are remarkable for their inconclusiveness.
And, just as in that war, innumerable inconclusive skirmishes were fought. The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness
PR would mean that this disappointing inconclusiveness, this national post-electoral dithering and huddling, becomes the norm. Azeem Ibrahim: Proportional Representation Is Like a Box of Chocolates : You Never Know What You're Going to Get
It is by endless subdivisions based upon the most inconclusive differences, that some departments of natural history become so repellingly intricate. Moby Dick; or the Whale
The shared pattern of the first three Anglo-French wars helps explain their inconclusiveness.
It paves the way for Spain to get a government after two inconclusive ballots and ten months of paralysis. Times, Sunday Times
The evidence against the two men was inconclusive.
A precautionary scan was inconclusive at this moment, but there are no tears of muscles or tendons and we are treating it as shoulder stiffness or spasm. Times, Sunday Times
The scans yesterday proved inconclusive because of the bruising. Times, Sunday Times
If, as the report acknowledges, the available research is inconclusive, a cautionary approach would be wise.
Nonetheless, on December 13, 1999, despite the inconclusiveness of the "group identification" and the lack of mass graves, the Pentagon released its official, public announcement that all members of this crew of U.S. military service personnel are now "accounted for." ... Statistics on the Prisoner of War issue
The cause of death had been unclear and a post-mortem examination yesterday was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
The cause of death had been unclear and a post-mortem examination yesterday was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
Police said last night that the results of post-mortem examinations on the two bodies had proved inconclusive.
FA chiefs decided TV replays were inconclusive and issued only warnings. The Sun
The first oil shocks and gas-station lines in peacetime history; the first presidential resignation ever; assassinations and riots; failing schools; failing industries; polarized politics; vulgarized culture; polluted air and water; divisive and inconclusive wars. How America Can Rise Again
Similarly inconclusive are studies that have attempted to evaluate the managerialist hypothesis through surveys of management attitudes based on questionnaires.
An initial post mortem was inconclusive and officials are now waiting on toxicology results. The Sun
The ending peters out inconclusively in a welter of playful/sloppy metafictional games.
Drawing attention to what he called unduly stringent time regulations and unstructured or inconclusive meetings, Ledger said not all interested parties had been given a chance to comment on the plan. ANC Daily News Briefing
Members of the missing Japanese citizens' families continue to simmer with anger after the three rounds of inconclusive talks.
The results of a post mortem examination were inconclusive and there is yet to be a formal inquest. The Sun
It gives the collection a bitty, inconclusive air.
The hours he spent with Ruth were maddening alike in promise and in inconclusiveness. Chapter 20
Both sides of the dispute noted the inconclusiveness of the decision. Supreme Court overturns objection to cross on public land
Thus, a meeting convened by the finance secretary here today proved inconclusive.
Studies in humans have so far proved inconclusive - but international experts say acrylamide is a 'probable human carcinogen'. The Sun
In terms of dating, the data are somewhat inconclusive because structured organic material (pollen and spores) are rare in most samples.
The older technology gave an inconclusive result. Times, Sunday Times
Other investigators have found negative or inconclusive results.
Sometimes the chase is inconclusive: the fox outsmarts or outruns its pursuers and gets away.
Video footage is inconclusive, with another player obscuring the camera's view. Times, Sunday Times
Research has so far proved inconclusive.
An initial post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
Powers sifts psychological and historical evidence in a suggestive but inconclusive search for convincing connections.
No one saw him pull the trigger and the scientific evidence was inconclusive enough to convince two jurors in his first trial of his innocence. Times, Sunday Times
Still, the real power of the play lies in the subtle inconclusiveness of the character studies. The Taming of the Shrew; The Trial of Ubu; Our New Girl – review
Theoretical studies on the frequency content of the forehocks compared to the main and after shocks have been inconclusive.
No one saw him pull the trigger and the scientific evidence was inconclusive enough to convince two jurors in his first trial of his innocence. Times, Sunday Times
Soya milk manufacturers say the evidence so far is inconclusive.
The family are awaiting the results of toxicology tests after a post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
The council meeting was inconclusive and, instead of going away, the matter festered and more information leaked out.
An initial post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
Maybe these lines were a late addition - though the dialogue seems curiously inconclusive without them.
So far, the test results have been inconclusive and we don't know what is causing this.
The theoretical literature on the effects of land reform on production is inconclusive.
French Socialists were struggling to save their party from destruction yesterday after an inconclusive leadership contest sparked a duel to the death between the two contenders. Times, Sunday Times
That split is leading to further "inconclusiveness" on what the Fed will do at its next meeting, either follow recent statements and keep interest rates on hold, or follow financial-market concerns and cut, said Carl Forcheski, vice president for foreign exchange at Société Générale in New York. Dollar Climbs on Stocks' Performance
Declines in infant mortality may have contributed indirectly to declining fertility, though evidence on the matter is inconclusive.
Maybe these lines were a late addition - though the dialogue seems curiously inconclusive without them.
Current evidence on the efficacy of acupressure and acupuncture in treating pregnancy-induced nausea is inconclusive.
The ending peters out inconclusively in a welter of playful / sloppy metafictional games.
On jobs the evidence is again inconclusive. Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years
the inconclusive committee vote
China hosted a round of talks on the North Korean nuclear issue in August, but the talks – in which Russia, the United States, Japan, and South Korea also took part – ended inconclusively .
An initial post mortem was inconclusive and officials are now waiting on toxicology results. The Sun
The evidence as to the soil samples I regard as valueless in so far as it relates to the acid herbicides, since the laboratory that carried out the analysis considered that the results were inconclusive.
In the provincial legislature on Tuesday, the department's chief operations officer Nhlanhla Nkosi said there was "inconclusive evidence" to suggest that the deaths were linked to klebsiella. ANC Daily News Briefing
After six months of deadlock since inconclusive polls in December, the country goes to the polls again tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times
They have been unable to form a government since the inconclusive election. Times, Sunday Times
In two words, Milton's case against censorship is inconclusive and qualified.
The country has been in a state of anarchy since the inconclusive election.
They have been given the wrong diagnosis or had inconclusive tests. The Sun
However, Mr Howard said their conversation regarded an inconclusive video of the incident.
The results of most of the tests were inconclusive, although the canum did seem to allow me to hear nearby ducks remarkably clearly.
The running battle up the Channel was inconclusive, and only the English fireship attack on the Armada's anchorage off Calais broke the stalemate.
They are awaiting toxicology reports after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
Evidence that speculation raises commodities prices in futures markets is inconclusive. Weak Metals Market Poised for a Physical
Plus, a fair bit of the scientific research is inconclusive. The Sun
Veterinary necropsy of these two pigs was inconclusive beyond a general diagnosis of septicemia and Actinomyces infection of lung, liver, and spleen.
On jobs the evidence is again inconclusive. Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years
Despite and perhaps because of their inconclusiveness, these timber studies offer an illuminating chapter in environmental history.
They have been unable to form a government since the inconclusive election. Times, Sunday Times
The medical tests were inconclusive, and will need to be repeated.
Rather than being a consistent album loaded with confusing, awe-inspiring songs it's a spotty record with a few instances of glorious success, some interesting inconclusiveness and one or two failures.
The answer was "it depends ", and reasons were given as to why the answer had to be inconclusive. Corporate Cloak and Dagger
The inquest in Leeds was told yesterday that two post-mortem examinations proved inconclusive and the cause of her death has been recorded as unascertained.
Probably the best part of this inconclusive book is the epilogue, which reminds us to be careful of how we generalize about natives as ecologists or balanced dwellers in the land.
An initial post mortem was inconclusive and officials are now waiting on toxicology results. The Sun
French Socialists were struggling to save their party from destruction yesterday after an inconclusive leadership contest sparked a duel to the death between the two contenders. Times, Sunday Times
First, the physical evidence is inconclusive. Smithsonian Mag
There they argued inconclusively[sentence dictionary], and the students prepared to stage a coup in Jakarta.
A meeting can end quite conclusively, that is: the ending of the meeting can be a conclusive ending, but if the meeting itself was not conclusive of the matter which was the subject of the meeting then the meeting might end inconclusive. On ending inconclusive(ly)
Individual trials have been inconclusive, probably because of small sample sizes.
An initial post mortem was inconclusive and officials are now waiting on toxicology results. The Sun
Tribal members said because of the inconclusiveness of the government response, they were forced to take matters into their own hands, and exact the traditional tribal blood price: the death of a suspected assassin or members of his tribe. Tribal Ties Impede Yemen's War on al Qaeda
He added that views from a camera dropped through the drill hole were inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
Yet, as we all know, popular art would be nowhere without the perpetual, inconclusive drama of crossing the line - poising at the edge of the abyss, sometimes pulling back, sometimes falling in.
Results were inconclusive but the paint is hoping for a late swing its way.
It is important to know if your results support or contradict your initial theory or hypothesis, or are simply inconclusive; all such findings must be reported. Sociology
A post-mortem on her body has ‘proved inconclusive’, said a spokeswoman.
The raid, which failed, was followed by a lengthy and inconclusive inquiry by a select committee of the Commons, at which Rhodes acted with unconcealed contempt and arrogance.
And he offered to bring in an outside consultant if the results were inconclusive.
Other countries' elections produce inconclusive outcomes. Times, Sunday Times
There was suggestive but inconclusive evidence that predation rates also declined with increasing wave forces.
A coalition government was formed following an inconclusive general election.
Haiti is in the midst of a political crisis caused by inconclusive elections held at the end of November. Times, Sunday Times
It is important to know if your results support or contradict your initial theory or hypothesis, or are simply inconclusive; all such findings must be reported. Sociology
Fine-needle aspiration cytology is mostly inconclusive because the tumor is composed of acellular and hypercellular portions.
inconclusive evidence
We had all sorts of tests afterwards to see if there was a problem but the results were inconclusive. The Sun
However some of the damning evidence later proved to be inconclusive.
So the evidence here is inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
If the results are inconclusive, the examination should be repeated in two weeks.
Earlier studies on colchicine using conventional microscopic analysis yielded inconclusive results in rat peripheral blood, although clearly positive effects were obtained in the mouse.
Reports to date are interesting, if somewhat inconclusive, and without immediate practical application.
That meeting was inconclusive and they had to return at 10am for more discussions.
The family are awaiting the results of toxicology tests after a post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
The results were inconclusive and received mixed responses from listeners.
Although previous studies have suggested nuts may have anti-cancer properties when eaten as part of a healthy diet, the evidence remains inconclusive.
For all its breaking news relevancy, the film ends inconclusively, the only way a film set in Bagdad right now can. GreenCine Daily: PIFF Dispatch. 5.
Replays proved inconclusive, but there were suspicions of an offside as well. Times, Sunday Times
These studies are conflicting and inconclusive as a result of problems in their design.
The researchers also found suggestive but inconclusive evidence that erythropoietin may improve overall survival.
Findings from the few studies that have examined relations between family life factors and preschool hyperactivity are inconclusive.
Bronchial provocation with methacholine was performed to determine bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) in the event of inconclusive spirometric results. BioMed Central - Latest articles
the meeting ended inconclusively
Replays proved inconclusive, but there were suspicions of an offside as well. Times, Sunday Times
The scans yesterday proved inconclusive because of the bruising. Times, Sunday Times
The hospital released her with the tests proving inconclusive, and warned her to be careful if she was feeling slightly woozy or dizzy.
The evidence is inconclusive, however, about whether condoms can prevent genital herpes, syphilis, chancroids, chlamydial infection, trichomoniasis, or gonorrhea (in women).
After six months of deadlock since inconclusive polls in December, the country goes to the polls again tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times
A coalition government was formed following an inconclusive general election.
But specialists say his first scan results are inconclusive and want him to have a second test. The Sun
A post mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out. Times, Sunday Times
A post-mortem was carried out but the results were inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a trial to examine the effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin for pain and arthritis, with fairly inconclusive results.
Howard J. Feldman, the director of regulatory and scientific affairs at the American Petroleum Institute, noted that the evidence of a causal factor was inconclusive for some ailments.
They are awaiting toxicology reports after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
The inconclusive finding was perhaps fitting for a man whose dealings in life were always opaque. Times, Sunday Times
A post-mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out to ascertain the exact cause of death.
A post mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out. Times, Sunday Times
Research has so far proved inconclusive.
The latest round of talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in Iraqi politics has ended inconclusively.
Despite worries about possible negative health effects of mobile phone use, various studies over the past few years have proved inconclusive.
An inquest opened and adjourned yesterday heard that initial postmortem examinations on the men had proved inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
Results from studies of cognitive performance were inconclusive.
The family are awaiting the results of toxicology tests after a post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
To seek to explain certain characteristics and events in a poem, be they linguistic or prosodic, in specific musical terms and procedures is invariably misleading and inconclusive.
If the findings of imaging are inconclusive, a staging laparoscopy or laparotomy may be done before definitive surgery.
Tinder, therefore, properly relativizes civilization by affirming the imperfection and inconclusiveness of every human order, Christian or not.
An inquest opened and adjourned yesterday heard that initial postmortem examinations on the men had proved inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
I was being retested after a previous result came back ‘inconclusive.’
But the results of an animal autopsy on each dog, called a necropsy, were inconclusive, said American spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan. Dose.ca Music briefs
So far, investors have remained largely untroubled by the lack of government since inconclusive elections in December that led to six months of political deadlock. Times, Sunday Times
They are awaiting toxicology reports after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
It paves the way for Spain to get a government after two inconclusive ballots and ten months of paralysis. Times, Sunday Times
Maybe these lines were a late addition - though the dialogue seems curiously inconclusive without them.
A post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
It is important to know if your results support or contradict your initial theory or hypothesis, or are simply inconclusive; all such findings must be reported. Sociology
The results of a post mortem examination were inconclusive and there is yet to be a formal inquest. The Sun
The evidence against the two men was inconclusive.
The inconclusive election result sparked a scramble to see which party could come up with a majority.
The autopsy that was performed when (oh, god, to write such words and remain detached is beyond my ability) his body was recovered was inconclusive. If Death Were Good | Her Bad Mother
A precautionary scan was inconclusive at this moment, but there are no tears of muscles or tendons and we are treating it as shoulder stiffness or spasm. Times, Sunday Times
This claim is inconclusive as we may very well be required to do empirical research to settle an unresolved question of fact upon which the theories disagree.
FA chiefs decided TV replays were inconclusive and issued only warnings. The Sun
A post mortem proved inconclusive. The Sun
We had all sorts of tests afterwards to see if there was a problem but the results were inconclusive. The Sun
Other countries' elections produce inconclusive outcomes. Times, Sunday Times
But it had been handled by too many people and the results were inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
While the Met dismissed the evidence offered about the Morgantina treasure as inconclusive, True conducted a review of the Euphronios-Onesimos kylix and concluded that it should be returned to Italy. The Trial in Rome
He added that views from a camera dropped through the drill hole were inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
French Socialists were struggling to save their party from destruction yesterday after an inconclusive leadership contest sparked a duel to the death between the two contenders. Times, Sunday Times
Demand remains sluggish and the inconclusive election result is unlikely to help matters.
First, the physical evidence is inconclusive. Smithsonian Mag
In turn, anthozoan species seem to have lost their group A HOX9-14 gene (present in hydrozoans; inconclusive data for scyphozoans; figure 1). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
The determinist will speak slightingly of the “sub - jective character” of personal experience and its ex - pressions, the libertarian of the “abstract and diagram - matic character” of causality-constructions; while the agnostic will cite the agelong inconclusiveness of the debate between the two other parties, and the inade - quacy of language as such to the nature of things. FREE WILL IN THEOLOGY
Frustrated by the slow and inconclusive police investigation, the victim's brother, Cliff, retraces the delivery route in search of clues.
Further data seems to suggest either other increases or at least inconclusive evidence to bear out the doomsday theory. Times, Sunday Times
Autopsies on the cows found high levels of toxicity but the results were inconclusive.
A post-mortem was carried out but the results were inconclusive. Times, Sunday Times
But when he continued, fighting his way through the morass of technical terms from the macro fibrillar ultra structure of the medullary cells to the electrophoretic variants of the structural proteins, he found that the results of the forensic examination of the hairs was inconclusive. A Traitor to Memory
Police said on Thursday that a post-mortem examination had been inconclusive and further tests would be needed. Times, Sunday Times

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