Word: guesswork
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...could not prove that the specific segments of the trial the lawyer had slept through were vital to the outcome--that a reasonable probability existed that, but for his lawyer's sleeping habits, the verdict would have been different. To ignore major deprivations of constitutional rights based on such guesswork is antithetical to basic conceptions of fairness...
...know anything about film directing. So I actually come at it exactly the same way I come at acting. I'm just doing it for a hundred people instead of one. The only thing I keep learning is where to put the camera. And to me, it's just guesswork. I come at it from a stage background and I go "What's the best seat in the house for this?" The camera for me becomes a dance partner to the actors. If I move a camera, it's because a character's inner life is moving the camera...
...tipped ICBMs, but the CIA worries that it might expand that force so a U.S. shield doesn't render its strategic deterrence worthless. That's a possibility that's very real, and Washington has to take it seriously. The CIA intelligence on North Korea is based as much on guesswork as on hard facts, but the agency knows that China can ramp up its force...
...SIXTH SENSE Sometimes you've got a hunch--call it intuition, an educated guess--but you just can't quite be sure: Is he? Is she? Now technology is finally eliminating the guesswork. A Toronto firm called Gaydar Direct has created a simple device for gay men and women that's designed to help them identify others who share their sexual preference. Gaydar ($69) is a battery-powered, key-chain-sized device that buzzes discreetly when it comes within 20 ft. of another Gaydar. What happens next is entirely...