Newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
So, a reasonable approximation is that oil prices should be expected. From Wordnik.com. [EconLog: May 2004 Archives] Reference
The nearest approximation is a black hole, a physicality so intense that nothing escapes from it. From Wordnik.com. [Hegel on Buddhism] Reference
So, a reasonable approximation is that oil prices should be expected to go up at the interest rate. From Wordnik.com. [A Glimmer of Hope on Oil, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
There are real photos of the real thing, too - not some approximation from a newpaper's photo bank. From Wordnik.com. [Toast:] Reference
In early 20th century, with advances in approximation theory, spline functions were beginning to emerge. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfram Blog : Splines Come to Mathematica] Reference
We don't need any Latin to choose an imitation; we know that a general approximation is usually close enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Dry-Fly Fishing] Reference
This approximation, which is encountered in many branches of physics, is known as the the. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
“Warmed over neoliberalism”, to a reasonable first approximation, is what you’d find over at Mickey Kaus’ blog. katharevousa says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Coleman & Holtz-Eakin on the Need for the American Action Network] Reference
He showed me an example--my faint "approximation" of his lifestyle of love. From Wordnik.com. [The Teacher] Reference
Dear Bill F #169, the word “equilibrium” is clearly just some kind of approximation only. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #5 « Climate Audit] Reference
There's got to be some kind of approximation, no matter how rough, to personal responsibility!. From Wordnik.com. [Mother Of Storms]
Of course, you have to bungee yourself to the treadmill to get any kind of approximation of weight-bearing exercise in zero gravity. From Wordnik.com. ['Packing For Mars' And The Weightless Life] Reference
And reams of dialogue between Obama and other people that moves the narrative along but is an "approximation" of the actual conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary On Bosnia Screw-Up: "It Proves I'm Human, Which For Some Is A Revelation"] Reference
But just because classical mechanics is some kind of approximation doesn't mean that it didn't and couldn't serve us meaningfully. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
'' approximation '' for the round function and has enough known plaintext / ciphertext pairs, then this will break the cipher. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
He peered at Carolyn with his closest approximation of a smile. From Wordnik.com. [Gone Shopping] Reference
I was doing a pretty fair approximation, too, early one morning this week. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Remember The Fans?] Reference
Stirrups, hot wax and approximation of self at age seven: all an easy sell. From Wordnik.com. [Spring] Reference
Nonetheless, it is probably not a bad first approximation of what we will face. From Wordnik.com. [The World in 2030] Reference
Like so much in Kabul in the 1970s, it was an approximation of life lived elsewhere. From Wordnik.com. [An Afghan Childhood] Reference
That is an approximation in letters and sound to the challenging signal of the Order. From Wordnik.com. [The Oaths, Signs, Ceremonies and Objects of the Ku-Klux-Klan. A Full Expose. By A Late Member] Reference
It gives what is usually at best an approximation for the market's view on volatility. From Wordnik.com. [Monthly Moves by 'Fear Gauge' Can Be More Quirky Than Scary] Reference
Both were terrific and at both we ordered a combination of burger and stew-approximation. From Wordnik.com. [Rebecca Kosick: An American Vegetarian in Germany] Reference
So if we can get the Raveonettes to do a fair approximation, then, you know, everybody wins. From Wordnik.com. [Raveonettes Bring the '60s Back] Reference
The seven albums below supply the best approximation of their unique sound: Live/Dead (1969). From Wordnik.com. [A Listener's Guide To The Dead] Reference
To this approximation of the English pronunciation to the Greek we can see nothing to object. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847] Reference
And there's a debt that goes up so on a first approximation, the tax cut doesn't cut away from that. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street Woes: Who Gets A Bailout?] Reference
Professors, journalists, and lecturers are our nearest approximation to workers in the literary field. From Wordnik.com. [The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship] Reference
"In a sense we are trying to build a crude approximation of what nature does in your brain," says Mundie. From Wordnik.com. [Moore’s Law Doesn’t Matter] Reference
Since each step is the domain of a different artisan, the result is an approximation of the original vision. From Wordnik.com. [Styling With Digital Clay] Reference
But, since there is no approach to uniformity among patients, no approximation to definite time can be stated. From Wordnik.com. [A Newly Discovered System of Electrical Medication] Reference
And here we have our first approximation, the exciting new 3G/4G/Who-knows-how-many-G network, and it's taking over our lives!. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Morris: Interview With a Philosopher: Our Blackberries, I-Phones, Droids, and Souls.] Reference
The major search sites, meanwhile, require a click or two to uncover a sort-by-date feature -- or only an approximation of one. From Wordnik.com. [PostPoints tip: When in doubt, search by date] Reference
Together, they find the three nearest towers/hotspots, and triangulate on your signal to get a close approximation of your position. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld 2008: Some software and audio odds and ends] Reference
It is only an approximation, because print forces us into a linear relationship: the words scroll out page by page most of the time. From Wordnik.com. [Technology and Books for All] Reference
After four decades in the Foreign Service, Hinton is America's closest approximation to the Roman Empire's troubleshooting proconsuls. From Wordnik.com. [Panama's High-Profile Proconsul] Reference
A full-sized mockup of the Nipe's body had been built, with the best approximation possible of the Nipe's bone structure and musculature, and. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
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