Sentences with phrase «improbable given»

Any theory attributing the entire cooling to ozone loss must then assume that cooling to be far stronger than expected by theoretical and observational constraints, and therefore assume the cooling is statistically improbable given those constraints.

One can not naively apply a criterion like rejection if p < 0.05, and all that means under the best of circumstances is that the current observations are improbable given the null hypothesis at 19 to 1.

You persist in this belief even though the observed series of corrections is highly improbable given presumably symmetric errors as reflected in the symmetric error bars assigned to the curves.

Even so, they will still happen from time to time, and if there are «too many» record - events, then this is improbable given an iid - process.

Reilly's claim is improbable given that the odds are in the per - thousand range, though it's perhaps indicative of how polarized some providers are on this issue.

But a Poulter victory, though highly improbable given the likes of multiple - major winners Spieth, McIlroy, and Bubba Watson populating the top of the leaderboard, would make for a much more dramatic story of sports redemption.

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But Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Representative Robert W. Goodlatte of Virginia, the Judiciary Committee's chairman, have given no indication of how they would proceed, and aides say privately that Republican leaders view the possibility of Mr. Mueller's firing as too improbable to warrant hypothetical discussions.

Some people still argue that it is wildly improbable for a given self - replicating molecule to form at a given point (although they usually don't state the «givens,» but leave them implicit in their calculations).

However, it is abundantly clear that the human race is as it is (this is no more than mere tautology), and so we can see that what may originally seem improbable is in fact the best explanation of a given circu.mstance.

I was given a Bible by improbable coincidence after which I was given a new perspective and see the hand of God in all things where before there was no God.

First, there is the argument that given enough time, the improbable becomes increasingly more probable.

But given a sufficient amount of time an improbable event may eventually occur without violating statistical physical laws.

@HawaiiGuest Your ignoring the evidence I'm giving you... prof of an intelligent designer is in the fact of improbable fine tuning that me and you enjoy that allow us to live.

This has two unfortunate results: it makes the regnant society, or as we would perhaps more loosely say, «the mind,» into an «ego» — in which case the self becomes less a «lived - body» than a Cartesian cogito — and it gives the presiding occasion of the regnant society the impossible, or at least, improbable, job of coordinating all bodily data all the time, pre-reflectively and reflectively, into an organizational unity.

To some degree it must do, since it is improbable that any writer would make God give even a shadow of his own unique likeness to a Creature that had nothing in common with him; and this common - sense conclusion is confirmed by the fact that God entrusts to man dominion over his new and wonderful earth and its other inhabitants.

This comes through frequently in his Gospel exegesis, which gives little weight to Scriptural interpretation within Tradition: «Jesus preached the coming of the kingdom of God and it is very improbable that he gave precise instruction for future ecclesiastical discipline» (p. 41).

Oh, maybe the Orioles really are blowing you away, or maybe you weren't giving the Marlins any credit before the season started, but there isn't a team absolutely stunning the world with an improbable postseason chase.

Jason Widen had a hat trick and Captain Justin netted 2 Goals himself to give # 7 Team Apuli their improbable 3rd Win of the Night and send them on their way to the Championship!!

Howard's improbable goal gave a previously poor game some new life in the 63rd minute.

«20Gordonâ $ ™ s field goal gave Boston College an improbable win and knocked No. 1 Notre Dame from atop the polls.

A huge amount of the credit goes to rookie wunderkind Russell Wilson, who collected an impressive array of improbable plays despite having Rams defenders close enough to give him a hickey on every other play.

The first week of the NCAA tournament has already given us some fantastic storylines, none more improbable than UMBC's victory over Virginia, the first time a No. 16 seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed.

After having one kick blocked, freshman Luke Manget booted a second - chance, 38 - yard field goal in overtime to give No. 20 Georgia Tech an improbable 51 - 48 victory over No. 16 Georgia.

Upon following behind 16 - 15, Ashley proceeded to rattle off three successive kills — each with added emphasis — to give the Gaels what at times appeared to be an improbable win.

Wouldn «Äôt it have made more sense to give your cover to Todd Hamilton, who acknowledged his fellow competitors before himself after his improbable win at the British Open (A Horse for the Gorse, July 26)?

He ended with 16 which included a 3, a fade and a free throw all within the last minute to give Little Legends an improbable comeback victory!

True, I believe Aubameyang is the only striker that will give Arsenal an immediate impact, due to his stature, pace, heading and finishing, even though this transfer is highly improbable.

-- The first bad beat of the season came in the NFL's kickoff game when Antonio Brown's garbage time touchdown gave Pittsburgh (closed +7) the improbable push.

The final score of 27 - 26 gave over bettors yet another improbable win.

The TD run came on 4th and goal to put Navy ahead 29 - 17, giving them the improbable late cover (opened -10 and closed -6 on the spread).

The game remained tied until Stephen Curry launched a three - pointer from almost mid-court to give Golden State an improbable 121 - 118 victory.

But oh was it a wonderful one shot, as Pedro Obiang scored a goal of the season contender for the Hammers to give them an improbable 1 - 0 lead in the 70th minute.

On the face of it, given the current regime's nervousness with young players, this seems an improbable signing unless seen solely as «one for the future».

His onetime favorite, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, has clearly fallen out of favor, and it seems possible — although improbable, given his concern that Staten Island DA Dan Donovan might win the general — that he could do nothing until someone wins the primary.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

Downing Street have now come out to slap down Davis, suggesting the «improbable» comment was merely his opinion - a frankly incredibly thing given his job title.

The idea that one person will be able to adequately take over the work of 19, and give all these diverse communities a voice, seems improbable at best.

Since any such trip would require extensive planning and security preparation for the Presidential visit and given the public embarrassment that not allowing a US President to enter a nation, it's improbable that any trip would be undertaken without the clear understanding that the President's visit was a welcome event.

It seems most improbable that in a year's time the electorate will decide that what it really wants is to give Gordon Brown another chance to show what he can do.

Of the approximately 1015 possible sequences of 50 shots, exactly one must occur, though any given sequence is highly improbable.

Here's a comforting thought for any scientist feeling overlooked by the Nobel jurists this month: At least you didn't win an Ig Nobel, the spoof prize given by the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research.

The manoeuvres are so precise in their choreography and timing that their successful implementation seems improbable — especially given that Mars is the Bermuda Triangle of the solar system, dooming to failure two - thirds of the missions that attempt to visit it.

«It's amazing that something we now take for granted, cooking, was such a transformational technology which gave us the big brains that have made us the only species to study ourselves and to generate knowledge that transcends what was observed firsthand; to tamper with itself, fixing imperfections with the likes of glasses, implants and surgery and thus changing the odds of natural selection; and to modify its environment so extensively (for better and for worse), extending its habitat to improbable locations.»

Given what's happened, neither is really possible, but one has to admire Benson's optimism that somehow two improbable and conflicting goals can somehow both be achieved and be reconciled with each other.

Strange and improbable situations, excellent and communicable character moments, and music for giving good montage demonstrate the craft of good trailer cutting.

It gave states a deadline of the 2013 - 14 academic year to have 100 percent of their students demonstrating proficiency in reading, writing and math — a noble, if statistically improbable, goal.

Given the numbers you're dealing with, the rich / lean concern is highly improbable.

And if the way it eats up the straights between bends (0 - 62mph takes an improbable 4.9 sec) isn't a good reason to give the chauffeur the day off, it's hard to know what is.

Ever since my Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA National Championship in improbable and spectacular fashion last month, I find I'm more optimistic and increasingly willing to give people and situations the benefit of the doubt.

In what ways is he unrealistic, or given to dangerously improbable fantasies?