1.   At first blush, this discovery seems to confirm his theory.

2.   As if to confirm this theory, no Northern Fleet submarines went on patrol for the next three months.

3.   But the authors said more study was needed to confirm the theory.

4.   Emily Birnbaum, a chirpy fifth-grader at the Dalton School in New York, confirmed this theory.

5.   For years, the data confirmed the theory that small funds perform better than large ones.

6.   Having successfully caused FFI in the mice, Prusiner was able to confirm his theory at last.

7.   If investigators match the Florida strain to one from a lab, it would confirm their theory that the fatal anthrax was man-made rather than from nature.

8.   It was gratifying to have our theories confirmed, but it was not a great surprise.

9.   Michigan State, which looked a little suspect a week earlier in losing to Colorado State, confirms that theory by losing badly to Oregon.

10.   She said she believes the Mississippi River was running higher than normal during most of the winter, but is waiting for river data to confirm her theory.