By ignoring counterfactuals, or the unseen, we tend to forget that successful policies usually means nothing bad happens, since nothing is seen happening.
FORBES: Looking for Counterfactuals: The Seen versus the Unseen
"Obviously it means nothing for the standings or our record next year, " Gay said.
Repeated failure means nothing and certainly cannot be grounds for a change of plan.
FORBES: Is David Cameron Walking Back His Opposition to the War on Drugs?
But despite Wales never having won in South Africa, Jones says that history means nothing.
"The fact that meetings were in Italy is normal and means nothing, " he said.
In the grand scheme of things, an 11% decline from the highs means nothing.
FORBES: Here's Why All the People Freaking Out About Apple's Stock Crash Need To Take A Xanax
It maybe means nothing to him but it means a lot for me - he had not forgotten me.
"This game means nothing now, " said Kane, referring to the Jets' 2-1 win over the Sabres on Monday night.
Similarly, although companies can display online catalogues or details of their stock, this information means nothing to other computers.
That is internal language that means nothing to someone outside of the company.
Of course, other things lead to decreases in cancer, and a coincidental closing of a nuclear power plant means nothing.
"Without applications, the device itself means nothing, " said Barry Lam, chairman of the contract laptop manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc.
Romankow acknowledged the Internet fame surrounding McGillvary, but said that means nothing when it comes to the accusations he is now facing.
The real ending result of this means nothing more than being a securities lawyer is going to become a HUGE growth industry.
That revivals are currently the toast of the town means nothing to the plays' producers when the Tonys are announced early next month.
Hence Diageo, for the merged Guinness-Grand Met, which combines the Latin for day with the Greek for world and means nothing in any language.
If that doesn't make him great, then the word means nothing.
WSJ: Francis Poulenc | More Than Almost Great | Sightings by Terry Teachout
"He knows what he's doing today means nothing for tomorrow, " confirmed Cohen, another friend of Grant's, who is now the chairman of Israel's Professional Footballers Association.
Storage means nothing if you can't easily access your documents.
ENGADGET: Plastic Logic debuts QUE proReader, shows off truVue publications
Yet the fluidity of Indonesian politics means nothing is certain.
It must be allowed to have its way even when, especially when, the Treasury sincerely believes it is wrong: otherwise, independence means nothing, and the benefits will not flow.
"It means nothing if we don't go into Jersey and play the same way, " captain Ryan Callahan said of the Rangers, who have scored only three goals in four games.
But do I believe that school quality means nothing?
FORBES: The Value of Hopeful Skepticism in the Education Reform Debate
For this discussion, that essentially means nothing.
FORBES: Longhorn Network Isn't A Roadblock For Texas To Join Pac-12
应用推荐