At the IPCC, Mr Schneider's deepest commitment was to candour about uncertainties and the role played by subjective expert judgment.

ECONOMIST: Steve Schneider

After the ruling, Mr. De Bernardinis suggested he was an expert on disaster response rather than predisaster judgment.

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The search for life on Mars (past or present), which few would argue is scientifically useless, would be greatly enhanced by the skill and judgment that only a human expert could bring to the task.

ECONOMIST: Letters | The

An expert in his market can make a snap judgment about whether or not to jump on what appears to be an opportunity by integrating new information into his or her model.

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Jan Roels, a Euro-expert at Arthur Andersen, draws attention to a recent judgment of the European Court of Justice in the case of Jessica Safir.

ECONOMIST: Europe