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Research Phrase
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Meaning
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| "It has long been known..."
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I didn't look up the original reference. |
| "A definite trend is evident..."
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These data are practically meaningless. |
| "Of great theoretical and practical
importance..." |
Interesting to me. |
| "While it has not been possible to
provide definite answers to these questions..." |
This was an unsuccessful experiment, but I
still hope to get it published. |
| "Three of the samples were chosen for
detailed study." |
The others made no sense. |
| "Typical results are shown."
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The best results are shown. |
| "The most reliable results are those
obtained by Jones." |
He was my graduate assistant. |
| "It is believed that..." |
I think. |
| "It is generally believed that..."
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A couple of other guys think so, too. |
| "It is clear that much additional
work will be required before a complete understanding of the
phenomenon is possible." |
I don't understand it. |
| "Correct within an order of
magnitude." |
Wrong. |
| "It is hoped that this study will
stimulate more work in this field." |
This is a lousy paper, but so are the others
on this miserable topic. |
| "Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for
assistance with the experimental work and to George Frink for
valuable discussions." |
Blotz did the work, and Frink explained to
me what it meant. |
| "A careful analysis of obtainable
data..." |
Three pages of notes were obliterated when I
knocked over a glass of beer. |
| "A statistically oriented projection
of the findings..." |
Wild guess. |
| "A highly significant area for
exploratory study..." |
A totally useless topic suggested by my
committee. |