Sentences with phrase «as a fluke»

Dealers, particularly for General Motors want their technicians to use True RMS multi meters such as the FLUKE 87V.

After the late 90s prequels to the original trilogy served up three of the most disappointing films ever (Jar Jar Binks being a particularly low point), a lot of expectations are riding on the new films when it comes to Star Wars» legacy — another flop may see the originals dismissed as a fluke.

An alternative possibility, however, can explain the observations as a fluke of cosmological geometry.

The sweet flavor that everyone loves about Vidalia onions actually started as a fluke back in the 1930's during the Great Depression when farmers first planted these onions in fields in Southern Georgia.

Past loses are bandied about on the daily, used to flame negative sentiment Past wins seen as flukes.

Many congressional Republican leaders and political pundits were quick to write - off Doug Jones» upset victory in Alabama as a fluke win against an extremely vulnerable opponent.

Viagra, X-rays, and the world's first plastic were also all invented as flukes.

Research shows that as much as 70 % of the general population has experienced what psychologists call imposter syndrome: the suspicion that your success is somehow undeserved and that you will eventually be exposed as a fluke or a fraud.

Even with all the numbers in place, it's possible that your sound decision may end up less than favorable, or that your poor decision may turn out profitable as a fluke.

Sonny's attempt to characterize Marshall as a clown and the defeat as a fluke is widely circulated and generally accepted — but not by people who saw the fight, and certainly not by Marty Marshall.

My issue with your theme is you are comparing 30 plus plate appearances this year to almost 400 last year, dismissing above average numbers as a fluke and stating that the first ten days of this season is the real deal.

(The previous week in Detroit, Garlits had become the first man ever to exceed 200 mph at the end of a quarter - mile drag strip, but that single performance might have been criticized as a fluke and possibly another among many questionable claims to 200 - mph runs.)

Thus, the 2016 championship could have been perceived as a fluke, or luck, or the confluence of special players that got hot for their «one shining moment.»

And worse, you try to discredit a legitimate goal as a fluke, when the attempt was 100 % intentional.

While the line movement at BetOnline can essentially be qualified as a fluke, we will typically examine the odds at market - setting sportsbooks like CRIS, Pinnacle or 5Dimes when examining line movement.

Casual bettors will look at the team's win last night over Chicago as a fluke and assume it is unlikely a bad team can win two games in a row.

Our August triumph over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico was written off by the majority as a fluke because of all the «episodes» that went our way in that match, while the series of encounters we've had against inferior opposition since then have all followed a not - too - dissimilar narrative.

As it stands the mantra of the flagship FSHS of ACCESS, EQUITY and QUALITY has been authenticated as a fluke and a wild dream by our aged president.

Cuomo said he expects the state to improve on last year, but cautioned that some observers viewed last year as a fluke.

But study coauthor Jon Hare, of NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Narragansett, R.I., says that's not the case for all fish: Climate change has caused a northward shift for two other northeastern fish grouped in the same management plan as the fluke: the popular black sea bass, and the small scup or porgy, which is often caught by fishers targeting other catch.

She took a chance with a friend and set up a profile as a fluke.

But as far as feeling like you've «made it» and you're ready to quit your day job, it's more important to cultivate your 1,000 true fans than have a good sales month here or there (as many who've been there can tell you, success can be fleeting if it came as a fluke and you didn't take advantage of it by turning casual readers into true fans).

People are willing to believe that stocks are always priced correctly regardless of the obvious: stocks fluctuate much too much to be priced accurately (except as a fluke).

Sometimes people will get status credit for third party bookings made elsewhere as a fluke, but only PointsHound has formal agreements with these hotels and guarantees it.

Provided superior quality assurance of wiring installations using test sets such as Fluke DTX and OTDR.

«Viewed as a fluke when it hit the study's top 10 list five years ago, Austin's rise to the top of the list signals the durability of the city's long - term appeal to investors,» says Mitchell Roschelle, real estate research leader and PwC partner.

A single short RNA gene (by now dubbed microRNA) could be dismissed as a fluke.

Well, according to a recent Economist article, it actually started as a fluke.

Rockhold was a big favorite last time, the Bisping KOwin was almost seen as fluke, but Rockhold's fights since then have shown us that he is very hitable and walks into shots he shouldn't.

Fish studies the movement of the tail and its two side fins, known as flukes.

This particular mermaid tail is actually made from a sequin fabric, but it features silicone parts, such as a fluke, two small fins on the side, and a fin on the back.

Despite being written off as fluke, Poland finally bowed out with defeat against West Germany in the final game of the second round group phase, the first time they had dropped points in the entire tournament.

He saw his defeat at the hands of no - name Frank Skartados in 2008 as a fluke, one of those weird things that happens in presidential years where thousands of previously unregistered voters take to the polls.

Without such objective tests, data analysis becomes a free - for - all: a researcher could claim to have found something «significant», only to have another dismiss it as a fluke.

One can grasp why Tonya rationalizes it as a fluke.

Even with the names of early multi-million selling authors being thrown around, names like Amanda Hocking and Bella Andre, those cases were dismissed as flukes.

Would you consider this as a fluke of bad statistics?

No user - facing «smart» portal has been adopted to any extent — while some (such as Fluke) have mentioned a «Facebook of Things», we are yet to see a billion - user go - to page to access and control our smart devices, either in work or at home.