One camp has
as high a certainty as can reasonably be expected (though always tentative and never 100 % perfect), using methods that are designed to encourage testing and minimize (though not eliminate) error.
Not exact matches
Swedish - American cyber security firm Recorded Future said they have «a
high degree of
certainty» that the arrested Belarussian is «Ar3s», a prominent hacker in the Russian speaking cybercrime underground since 2004, who the firm has identified
as the creator of the Andromeda botnet, among other hacking tools.
Warren Buffett is often quoted
as saying «investors pay a
high price for
certainty.»
But the Christian scientist
as such in his own sphere is bound
as a matter of principle and method by the Church's magisterium
as the
higher and more comprehensive authority, in the sense that even
as a scientist he may not affirm
as established with
certainty by his science something which would involve a definite contradiction of a doctrine taught officially by the Church
as certain (Denzinger 1656, 1674 ff., 1681, 2085).
It is a near
certainty that the next president of the United States will nominate at least two and
as many
as three or four justices to the
High Court, shaping it for the balance of our adult lives.
With equal
certainty it may be said that it is wrong to work solely to gratify an acquisitive impulse, amassing more and more riches
as the «chief and
highest end of man.»
But to lose faith in it for this specious reason (
as if a
high incidence of adultery casts doubt on the validity of marriage) is to lose faith not only in literature but in the mind's capacity to make those nonlinear leaps beyond present
certainties that give Einstein an occupation and Hawking precedent for his dream of grand unification.
Thus, the popular theories of Urmonotheismus or
high - god, interesting though they may be, can not be used
as the basis of the religio - scientific study of religions with utmost
certainty.
Since the best psychiatrist can not predict who will kill others or e selves with any
certainty, there is a
high risk that suicides will actually increase rather than decrease
as intended.
And the Privy Council, acting
as their
highest court, still provides a useful guarantee of legal
certainty to the owners of the many corporations nominally residing on these islands.
He acknowledges that «absolute scientific
certainty» about the safety of such a complex activity
as high - volume hydraulic fracturing is unlikely ever to be achieved.
According to reporting in Scientific American's sister publication Nature, minutes of the meeting show that the researchers were in fact much more circumspect, saying things such
as «a major earthquake in the area is unlikely but can not be ruled out» and «because L'Aquila is in a
high - risk zone it is impossible to say with
certainty that there will be no large earthquake.»
As Dr. Nikiforov's group added more genetic sequences to the ThyroSeq test to create a larger and more sensitive version of the test, it is now also performing as a «rule - out» test that can tell doctors with a high degree of certainty that a patient does not have cance
As Dr. Nikiforov's group added more genetic sequences to the ThyroSeq test to create a larger and more sensitive version of the test, it is now also performing
as a «rule - out» test that can tell doctors with a high degree of certainty that a patient does not have cance
as a «rule - out» test that can tell doctors with a
high degree of
certainty that a patient does not have cancer.
Using miR - 192 levels in the cells, the investigators were able to differentiate with very
high certainty between normal and chronically inflamed pancreas tissue
as well
as between healthy pancreas tissue and pancreatic cancer.
Except that, given that the report explicitly celebrates teacher «residencies,» flags only models like the Boston Teacher Residency, talks explicitly of «instructional rounds,» and so forth, the near -
certainty is that
higher education and state education agencies which run with the NCATE agenda will do so with BTR
as the model.
As a
high - volume Toyota dealer in Arlington, we can say with
certainty that this vision is based on something very real.
However, do bear in mind that though a fixed interest brings in an element of
certainty in your monthly payout (
as EMI) such home loans are at least 1 - 2.5 %
higher than a floating rate home loan and are on a fixed rate only for a tenure of 3 - 5 years (after which moves to floating rate again).
These loans are granted against an upcoming paycheck, and with repayment in full in
as short a term
as 30 days, and taken directly from your bank account on payday, the
certainty of payment is
high.
If you are able to come up with 35 % of the property's value to be put down up front, the likelihood that you will receive the best possible rate increases to near
certainty as you're walking immediately into a low ration,
high equity situation, which is therefore low - risk for the lender.
If you will have
high turnover or want price
certainty, opt for an annual fee
as a percentage of your investments.
This creates a problem,
as there is no accepted diagnostic test designed to predict with
high certainty which dogs will develop debilitating hip dysplasia that will require surgery.
Seems to me that if there's a
high degree of
certainty about loaded rolls of the Wx dice into the future, you can't dismiss out of hand,
as he has, that said loaded rolls of the dice have been at least a qualitative factor in prior Wx extremes since the AGW signal appeared.
Although I find the evidence compelling that we can, with
high certainty, attribute almost all post-1950 warming to anthropogenic GHG emissions, with internal variability playing a minor role, I'm not sure the above discussions substantiate this conclusion
as convincingly
as might be hoped.
Long answer, speaking
as a card - carrying economist: No, most people won't listen, simply because the only thing they respond to is the
certainty and pain of
higher prices in the marketplace.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS, those concerned about reducing harm to people and the earth, follow «THE MEDICAL MODEL» of avoiding false negatives (acting
as if there is no problem, when indeed there is); that is, they do not need
high certainty of a problem to start addressing it.
There is also the continued lack of
certainty associated with lower discount rates quantified by their
high average standard deviations,
as was the case with the outdated Roe — Baker distribution.
It will mean
higher prices and potential supply disruptions and will put considerable leverage in the hands of governments in the Greater Middle East
as well
as in those of other oil - exporting states which have not been marked recently by stability and
certainty: Russia, Venezuela, and Nigeria, for example (ETES pp. 1 - 2).
Although there are legitimate questions about which scientific assertions are entitled to
higher levels of support, lack of
certainty is not a legitimate criterion for ignoring scientific concerns
as a matter or ethics.
Yet, participants in the climate change disinformation machine often speak
as if it is inappropriate to talk about duties to reduce greenhouse gases until science is capable of proving with
high levels of
certainty what actual damages will be.
Many millions of people can't cope with the very
high prices for fuel, (another 7 percent increase this month) with the
certainty that if we have more cold winters the energy grid eventually won't be able to cope
as we've closed too much of our capacity in order to meet our carbon targets and instead hope that useless windmills will take their place.
All these are dealt with and excluded with
high degrees of
certainty by IPCC
as full explanations of current warming, leaving CO2 emissions
as the main smoking gun.
The authors interpose a layer of opinion disguised
as fact through their use of a language of «
high confidence» and lesser degrees of that, and levels of «
certainty» ranging from «unlikely» to «certain.»
The level of
certainty is
higher, but the statement itself is weaker
as it refers to a longer period.
Given clauses (a), (b), (c) below (a)
higher personal
certainty that global warming is happening, (b) viewing the global warming observed over the past 150 years
as mostly human - caused, and (c) perception of global warming
as harmful.
Confirming all four hypotheses, the regression analyses showed that greater expertise, more liberal ideology, greater perceived consensus, and lower perceived conflict each predicted
higher levels of
certainty global warming was occurring,
higher likelihood of viewing it
as mostly human caused, and greater ratings of future harm.
(b) the contribution of human activity, if any, does not differentiate sufficiently from the aforementioned effects to allow pretend that it is significant with the
high degree of
certainty as claimed by the IPCC.
In this paper we tested four hypotheses: (1) perceived conflict about global warming will be negatively associated — and (2) climate expertise, (3) liberal political ideology, and (4) perceived scientific consensus will be positively associated — with (a)
higher personal
certainty that global warming is happening, (b) viewing the global warming observed over the past 150 years
as mostly human - caused, and (c) perception of global warming
as harmful.
Which is the same
as assuming a
high level of
certainty of ANT.
Actually a low r2 can mask
certainty, by including irrelevant
high - frequency fluctuations
as part of the unexplained variance.
The situation
as I see it is opposite: Mainstream science acknowledges there is a large uncertainty in the net aerosol forcing, whereas Lindzen picks onevalue at the outer edge of the probability distribution function and builds his entire argument on that (rather improbable) value
as if it's highly certain: His argument is implicitly built on
high confidence /
certainty that aerosol forcing is very low.
However, I don't think it is possible at this time to claim with any
certainty that the position of the jet, the presence of blocking
highs and thereby the cold in North America and the floods in the UK are
as a result of emissions of GHG's.
For the former, a change in the ratio of C13 to C12 is solid evidence that the increase in CO2 since 1850 was anthropogenic; not «proof,» because absolute
certainty is impossible, but a
high enough probability to serve
as a basis for conclusions and action.
Reduction of legal costs and due diligence, increased legal
certainty and
higher transaction volumes are regarded
as positive effects of the introduction of a uniform rule on the property aspects of an assignment.
Ultimately, Rose says in the quest for
certainty, employers may actually achieve uncertainty —
as well
as higher legal bills and larger payouts to employees.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on 20 April condemning the nationalization
as an «attack on the exercise of free enterprise and the principle of legal
certainty,» and calling on the Council, Commission, and
High Representative Catherine Ashton to take action:
They also offer 24/7/365 customer support, a great reputation including A + ratings from the Better Business Bureau, updated courses that work on all devices, and
as someone who has gone through them personally, I can say for
certainty that they are
high quality.
Though it is difficult to know with
certainty the true prevalence of abuse, prior research indicates that
as many
as one - third of all Texas women have experienced relationship violence — a figure that is likely much
higher among the subgroup of unmarried women.8
Courts have interpreted the statutory provision requiring a listing agreement to contain an expiry date
as seeking «to introduce a
high degree of
certainty into listing agreements, and to place the onus of ensuring such
certainty exists on the broker.»