It's an inexact science, to be sure, with some decisions paying off better than others.
Murray is correct that predicting how tax changes will affect economic growth is an inexact science.
To be fair, creating a list like this is at best a very inexact science.
But as any investor knows, projecting future returns is an inexact science, at best.
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The cases of Russell, Leinart and Bush aren't uncommon, given the inexact science of the NFL draft.
To be sure, calculating a brand's real contribution to the market cap of a company is an inexact science.
They also employ algorithms to determine the fair value of each listed property, lending some rigor to a once-inexact science.
But it does mean that predicting future coaching success is an inexact science that has to rely on the intangible.
Is an intelligence professional the best way to go -- someone who understands the inexact science of the collection of intelligence?
Ultimately, says Mr. Hallock, compensation is an inexact science, determined by labor-market conditions, company budgets and individual employees' performance and turnover risk.
And, as commonplace as deception is, deception detection remains an inexact science.
In the extremely inexact science of deciding a soccer player's value, the one thing that most Premier League teams can agree is that they want players with Premier League experience.
Klausology is always an inexact science, but after taking soundings in Brussels, I get the feeling that the consensus among key players is that Mr Klaus is still on course to sign the treaty before too long (ie, before the end of the year).
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