Word: guesswork
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Army of the Po completed the dash across North Italy in 60 hours and went into action against the Reds. It had proved that in peacetime it could move quickly into positions to counter a "French" invasion, but from there on what would happen is guesswork. In last week's maneuvers it disposed of the imaginary enemy after several days of "fighting" and pressed on toward Mt. Thabor, an Italian bastion jutting deep into France. Corriere della Sera chestily observed: "If it were possible to carry out the experiment beyond the frontier realism would be perfect...
...creation of what is euphemistically known as the national dividend. It can harass a farmer, make or break his harvest; it can ruin an otherwise good haul of fishermen, or wash out incredibly expensive roadways. All this destruction could be mitigated with more research and less of the present guesswork...
...spite of a guesswork start disrupted by the tide, the Jayvees grabbed an early lead and gradually increased it through the race, rowing three and four points lower than the lions...
...results of the legal and other aptitude tests given by other schools." The difficulty arises from the fact that other schools have considered college records, aptitude and personality all together, and thus failed to isolate the results of the aptitude tests. "Personality," remarked Mr. Landis, "tends to be more guesswork." He said it might mean social background or almost anything that the interviewer wanted to take into consideration...
...general charm of House life that they will share. The trouble of looking up some older acquaintance to sign one's meal slip will be well balanced by the chance to make acquaintances among the upperclasses and to know the character of each House by something more than guesswork and hearsay...