The reason for the imprecision is the spread of durations of the individual bonds. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
MWDEU remarks that the phrase’s very imprecision is its greatest virtue: “writers don’t always want to be precise”. From Wordnik.com. [When I find myself in terms of trouble] Reference
The budget office put a big asterisk on its forecast, using words like "imprecision" and. From Wordnik.com. [stock.xchng - recently uploaded stock images] Reference
Cafferty's point was made, albeit with imprecision. From Wordnik.com. [Why Is Jack Cafferty In Trouble Over China?] Reference
He saw a deliberate method in the imprecision of texture. From Wordnik.com. [Euphemism and American Violence] Reference
There is a great deal of imprecision in all the talk of nationalizing banks. From Wordnik.com. [The Problem With 'Nationalization'] Reference
Yet sometimes that style can betray with imprecision or slightness of effect. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
I also sense the imprecision of our societies reflected in the films we make. From Wordnik.com. [The Rhythm of the Streets] Reference
CLARKE: And I'll apologize for any imprecision in words that I may have used. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 26, 2003] Reference
Even more vexing is the imprecision of what "Native American markers" really mean. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Know-It-All: How Green Are Rechargeable Batteries?] Reference
Aknowledge your errors, or the imprecision of your language, and do better next time. From Wordnik.com. [How Not to Blog (Time.com Gets Schooled)] Reference
The people who gather such intelligence are the first to acknowledge its imprecision. From Wordnik.com. [Stuck in Traffic] Reference
Elections have an inevitable imprecision wherever they are run and however they are run. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Gerety: Aristotle and the Minnesota Senate Seat] Reference
The same applies to any imprecision in the relationship of shareholder Minister to the SOE. From Wordnik.com. [Budget Vote Speech by the Minister of Public Enterprises, Alec Erwin, to the National Assembly] Reference
She did not take into account the imprecision with which her brain rendered what it received. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Never Sleeps]
Maybe Gregg is being sincere, and the seeming imprecision of his language doesn't mean anything. From Wordnik.com. [What on Earth Does Judd Gregg Want?] Reference
At most he should be accused of imprecision; the charge of shamanism is grotesquely out of line. From Wordnik.com. [Birth & Fortune] Reference
Perhaps it is, in fact, the imprecision of the term "capitalism" that is the source of confusion. From Wordnik.com. [How The Free Market Tames Greedy Investors] Reference
But it is marred, to those who knew him when, by the artful imprecision of his new autobiography. From Wordnik.com. [The Very Model Of A Political General] Reference
The words of Article 64 came flooding into his memory one by one, terrifying in their imprecision. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret Hesitates]
This imprecision can be compensated for, however, by quality controls and by an experienced operator. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
The feature of imprecision and approximation plays a prominent rôle in the structuralistic programs. From Wordnik.com. [Structuralism in Physics] Reference
The only explanation is that judges don't trust technology, and actually prefer imprecision to exactitude. From Wordnik.com. [Who's Afraid of Cameras in the Courtroom?] Reference
Wright may be charged with hyperbole and imprecision perhaps, but nothing in his remarks is essentially untrue. From Wordnik.com. [Jeremiah Wright Steps Down From Obama Campaign] Reference
While jagged imprecision rules "Helter Skelter," hypnotic precision hammers this rock epic down the gravity well. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
This mathematics of uncertainty and imprecision is extremely useful in approximate reasoning and decision making. From Wordnik.com. [Defining "Rich"] Reference
However, imprecision and non-uniqueness is crucial in the context of evolution of theories and the transition to new and. From Wordnik.com. [Structuralism in Physics] Reference
Furthermore, fuzzy logic can be extremely useful in public policy and law, which are full of uncertainties and imprecision. From Wordnik.com. [Defining "Rich"] Reference
Given the imprecision of the data, it is probably more reasonable to specify a plausible range, rather than a single figure. From Wordnik.com. [Counting Hell: The Death Toll of the Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia] Reference
If you mean that people who police their own language for imprecision make bad politicians, I think you're demonstrably wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Biden Offers Testament To Obama's Character And Toughness] Reference
Hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University know very well about the imprecision of long-range estimates on hurricanes. From Wordnik.com. [Joseph B. Treaster: No Hurricane Worries? Not So Fast] Reference
This is not so much the result of its genuine difficulty of thought as of the author's arrogance, carelessness, and imprecision. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of Folly] Reference
Erick Alterman, discussing "How Bold Is Barack?" notes some of the imprecision in the frequently analogies to Franklin Roosevelt. From Wordnik.com. [James Warren: This Week in Magazines: Eric Holder Mulls Investigating Alleged Bush-Era Torture] Reference
Despite the imprecision of the language, Whitman managed to communicate his ideas about sexuality and identity quite successfully. From Wordnik.com. [From Whitman to Wilde: A Cultural Perspective on Individualism at the Fin de Si�cle] Reference
The aptness of Stephen Greenblatt's famous identification of a "desire to speak with the dead" lies precisely in its imprecision. 7. From Wordnik.com. [Is Literary History the History of Everything? The Case for 'Antiquarian' History] Reference
No. First, the imprecision thing, then the typo thing, then if it survives that, oh – a whole mountain of relatively easy mashup to do. From Wordnik.com. [HashCeratops Aims To Formally Add Place Tagging To The Twitter Stream] Reference
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