Sentences with phrase «purely by happenstance»
Examining substantial collections of annotated texts dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries, the researchers found that certain linguistic changes were guided by pressures analogous to natural selection — social, cognitive and other factors — while others seem to have occurred purely by happenstance.
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Clearly oddsmakers aren't in the business of creating value in a betting market purely by happenstance or insinuating that Germany and Portugal are power rated as equals.