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"It has long been known"
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I didn’t look up the original reference.
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"A definite trend is evident"
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These data are practically meaningless.
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"Of great theoretical and practical importance"
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Interesting to me.
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"While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to these questions"
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An unsuccessful experiment but I still have to get it published.
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"Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study"
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The results of the others didn’t make any sense.
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"Typical results are shown"
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The best results are shown.
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"These results will be shown in a subsequent report"
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I might get around to this sometime if I’m pushed.
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"The most reliable results are those obtained by Jones"
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He was my graduate assistant.
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"It is believed that"
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I think
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"It is generally believed that"
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A couple of other guys think so, too.
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"It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding occurs"
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I don’t understand it.
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"Correct within an order of magnitude"
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Wrong
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"It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigations in this field"
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This is a lousy paper, but so are all the others on this miserable topic.
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"Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and to George Frink for valuable assistance"
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Blotz did the work and Frink explained to me what it meant.
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"A careful analysis of obtainable data"
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Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer.
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Courtesy of Dyrk Schingman
Oregon State University
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