Research Phrase
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Translation
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It has long been known...
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I didn't look up the original
reference.
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A definite trend is evident...
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These data are are practically
meaningless.
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Of great theoretical and practical
importance...
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Interesting to me.
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While it has not been possible to
provide definite answers
to these
questions...
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An unsuccessful experiment, but
I still hope to get it
published.
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Three of the samples were chosen
for detailed study...
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The results of the others
didn't make any sense.
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Typical results are shown...
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The best results are shown.
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These results will be shown in a
subsequent report...
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I might get around to this
sometime if I'm pushed.
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The most reliable results are those
obtained by Jones...
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He was my graduate assistant.
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It is believed that...
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I think.
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It is generally believed that...
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A couple of other people think
so too.
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It is clear that much additional
work will be required
before a
complete understanding of the
phenomenon
occurs...
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I don't understand it.
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Correct within an order of
magnitude...
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Wrong.
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It is hoped that this study will
stimulate further investigation
in
this field...
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This is a lousy paper, but so
are all the others on this
miserable topic.
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Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for
assistance with the experiment
and
to George Frink for valuable
discussions...
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Blotz did the work and Frink
explained to me what it
meant.
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A careful analysis of obtainable
data...
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Three pages of notes were
obliterated when I knocked
over
a glass of beer. |
