Sentences with phrase «experiment is a long shot»

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«That Jeff's UV - B - blast experiment — somewhat of a calculated long shot — produced pollen abnormalities in a modern conifer similar to abnormalities observed in 252 - million - year old microfossils was one of the most exciting things I've seen this decade,» Duijnstee said.

But that potential hint is still a long shot: Other sources of vibration are yet to be fully ruled out, so more experiments are needed.

If all went as planned, Glen Wurden would be a very happy man, and one experiment closer in his long - shot effort to exploit a nearly limitless source of energy.

by Walter Chaw Billed as being filmed in a single shot (though the skeptical — and those taken in by the «unedited» long takes of Alfonso Cuarón's Children of Men — should wonder why an editor is credited), Gustavo Hernández's zero - budget conceptual experiment The Silent House (La casa mudi) has found a way not only to suggest a gimmick successfully carried through, but also to weave that gimmick into a richer thematic tapestry.

As long as that amazing «Pumpkin Hill» song is blasting their little eardrums out while they shoot, I think we can call this experiment a raging success.