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I may not be able to evaluate an isolated claim in, say, medicine, but I can certainly identify many cases of sketchy data-collection methods or profoundly insufficent sample size.
Which Economists to Trust?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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But, although he captures Elomire's increasing Alceste-like isolation, he is given insufficent support by Hirson's text in enriching the character.
La Bête 2010
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You can imagine the scene, now, Sir Ian Blair in his office after a hectic meeting about ‘maximising stakeholder self-fulfilment in customer focused delivery strategy’ and where insufficent hob-nobs were provided due to the tea lady being on a work to rule (People with industrial rights can do that).
Three Blind Mice. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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In addition, this individual pointed out to me that asking a lawyer is insufficent and that under Virginia law only the Attorney General is the person who individuals must ask for interpreting the state code.
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The problem with the “something is always better than nothing” attitude of some in the environmentalist center is that sometimes, environmental regulation has produced results that are not only insufficent, but actively counter-productive.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Climate Policy as Sausage Making: 2009
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Weak sentencing criteria, inappropriate use of community punishments, insufficent prisons places, overcrowding that prevents any effective attempts at rehabilitation and lets not forget a liberal elite making the rules with no understanding of the society those rules will effect.
Forget Your Future Plans « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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We are supposed to become people who know the difference between good and evil through our relationship with God...not through defending a Code that has been declared "insufficent for bringing righteousness".
What Is Good? James F. McGrath 2009
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So the prospect of seeing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before it had secured a major theatrical distribution deal looked to be somewhat of a personal pleasure, especially hearing very early word that Gilliam had moved away from the blatant consumer-friendly and thus insufficent and unsuccessful model of The Brothers Grimm and really let lose with his imaginary vision.
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Are you telling me that a baggie* full of 3oz containers of liquids and creams...is insufficent to do damage to an airplane?
The Volokh Conspiracy » The World’s Youngest Suspected Terrorist 2009
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Are you telling me that a baggie* full of 3oz containers of liquids and creams I assume ‘creams’ includes ‘ointments’ is insufficent to do damage to an airplane?
The Volokh Conspiracy » The World’s Youngest Suspected Terrorist 2009
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