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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 58 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Restivo v. Lynch.

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1 Restivo v. Lynch Anchor
ri · 1998
green “lacks the authority to weigh the evidence, to pass upon the credibility of witnesses, or to substitute its findings of fact for those made at the administrative level.” 24
2 Destefano v. Zoning Board of Review
ri · 1979
green “must examine the entire record to determine whether substantial' evidence exists to support the board's findings.” 21
3 Lischio v. Zoning Board of Review of North Kingstown
ri · 2003
green “substantial evidence is relevant evidence that a reasonable person would accept as adequate to support the board's conclusion and amounts to more than a scintilla but less than a preponderance.” 8
4 Destefano v. Zoning Board of Review
ri · 1979
green “examine the entire record to determine whether substantial' evidence exists to support the board's findings.” 5

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