But it is the maps, rather than the history or theory of forecasting, that Mr Monmonier is primarily interested in.
Mr Brands has no particular argument to press or theory to uphold.
For a while no self-respecting report or theory was complete without one.
But the reality is that many parts of the brain work together to produce speech and no single gene, region of the brain or theory can explain successful language-learning.
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He says the Supreme Court ruling doesn't provide a principle or a theory to help judges or lawmakers figure out what's constitutional and what's not.
For instance Feast attendees might apply design thinking or game theory to a problem.
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There is no way that anyone could conclude from observational data or mathematical theory, that the 204 billion atom molecular database, the human DNA molecule could come about by any means but intentional , highly technical, design.
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She does not decide cases on the basis of high or fancy theory - though she's smart enough to do any of that - but she just decides a case before her on the basis of what makes sense in that case.
This period of conflict may last for decades, particularly if the new paradigm comes, not from some of the existing leaders of the current scientific establishment but rather from some unexpected and peripheral source, e.g. the dramatically different theory of genetics coming from Gregor Mendel in Moravia or a revolutionary theory of stomach ulcers from Barry Marshall in Perth, Australia.
Tax defiers--or "tax protesters" as they've traditionally been known--glom onto one kooky, discredited theory or another as to why the income tax is illegal or doesn't apply to them personally or doesn't cover their normal sources of income. (Example: Only foreign income, or only earnings of federal employees are taxable.) They typically file returns showing zero income or simply stop filing.
Under the Scientific Method, when a scientist proposes a scientific theory, she or he vigorously attempts to prove the theory wrong and then encourages others to do the same.
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Or so the theory of the Uncanny Valley, first proposed by Japanese roboticist Masihiro Mori, goes.
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On the other, she was rejecting any theory or system that was predisposed to build a canon.
Develop a new theory or expertise that you can write an article or give a speech on.
Meritocracy is impossible in theory or practice without social structures that set and enforce sportsmanlike rules of the game.
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Being private will enable the company to take its time making the necessary changes to compete, or so the theory goes.
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Sounds good, as an auditory learner might say--except that there's little scientific evidence to support learning style, in theory or in practice.
Forget the usual discussions about quantum theory or the novels of Jane Austen and stick to just two questions: are you local?
Or does it mean that the NCAA considering such other now obvious declarations such as proclaiming the earth round, recognizing Copernican theory or pardoning Galileo.
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But that is the fault of other disciplines for not coming up with ideas to rival, for example, agency theory or the maximisation of shareholder value.
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However, the federal court of appeals based in New York rejected that contention and found YouTube might be liable under either a red flag knowledge theory or based on its willful blindness.
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Whether you are a devotee of the Black Swan Theory or merely another hard-boiled cynic like me, you may now be counted among those who place little comfort in years of accumulated stock market statistics.
This debate on the vibration theory or the existence of unicorns will never end, but the very important underlying question of why things smell the way they do will continue to be answered by the horses among us.
The rationale for this rests on two prongs. (A) The Shariah authorities are not mere advocates of theory or theology but authorized religious leaders who have been retained by the U.S. company precisely because their legal rulings and pronouncements are authoritative and respected.
Something in the work or savings ethic, this theory goes, prevents them from fully developing like their Northern or Western neighbors.
Researcher bias, due either to clinging tenaciously to a pet theory, or to financial interests, can also skew results.
There is no aversion to credit or debit cards in theory, but the trouble is they leave a paper trail.
Personalised e-mails, phone calls and appeals from friends or neighbours, the theory runs, should help counter the flood of negative advertising.
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