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Cedric2008 Posted 18 years ago
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please coreect my interpretations. thanks
0 The following are my interpretations of several sentences. 00 00 Please correct them. Thanks advanced. 02 br
01 b 00 1. To be sure, more research in real-world situations is needed to prove the effectiveness of the technology. And if other MRI usage is any indication, fMRI lie detection will be expensive to employ routinely and could require subjects to travel to specialized centers for testing. 02 b 02 br
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00 “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the effectiveness of the technology” 02 br
01 b 00 2. Investigators of various stripes certainly want a reliable tool for getting at the truth. 02 b 02 br
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00 Here “Investigators of various stripes” refers to “Investigators of various ranks”. 02 br
01 b 00 3. A person walks by, say, a gas station, consider how much money is in the till, who might be around to stop the theft, and what punishment awaits him if caught (including potential time off for good behavior). 02 b 02 br
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00 Off = be off for something= to have particular amount of something 02 br
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00 He considers potential time off for good behavior=He considers how much time he may have for good behavior if caught. 02 br
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00 I’m puzzled that what exactly “the time he may have for good behavior” refers to. 00 00 My guess is that it refers to “how long he might be in prison as punishment” or “prison term’. 02 br
01 b 00 4.It's clear that we have an incredible ability to rationalize our dishonesty and that justifying it becomes substantially easier when cheating is one step removed from cash. 02 b 02 br
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00 Here “when cheating is one step removed from cash” means “when the cheating is connected with money” or “when cheating is the last step for you to get the cash”. Which one is more correct? 0-
01 b 00 1. To be sure, more research in real-world situations is needed to prove the effectiveness of the technology. And if other MRI usage is any indication, fMRI lie detection will be expensive to employ routinely and could require subjects to travel to specialized centers for testing. 02 b 02 br
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00 “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the effectiveness of the technology” 02 br
01 b 00 2. Investigators of various stripes certainly want a reliable tool for getting at the truth. 02 b 02 br
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00 Here “Investigators of various stripes” refers to “Investigators of various ranks”. 02 br
01 b 00 3. A person walks by, say, a gas station, consider how much money is in the till, who might be around to stop the theft, and what punishment awaits him if caught (including potential time off for good behavior). 02 b 02 br
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00 Off = be off for something= to have particular amount of something 02 br
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00 He considers potential time off for good behavior=He considers how much time he may have for good behavior if caught. 02 br
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00 I’m puzzled that what exactly “the time he may have for good behavior” refers to. 00 00 My guess is that it refers to “how long he might be in prison as punishment” or “prison term’. 02 br
01 b 00 4.It's clear that we have an incredible ability to rationalize our dishonesty and that justifying it becomes substantially easier when cheating is one step removed from cash. 02 b 02 br
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00 Here “when cheating is one step removed from cash” means “when the cheating is connected with money” or “when cheating is the last step for you to get the cash”. Which one is more correct? 0-
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02 br 01 b 00 1. 02 b 00 “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the 01 b 00 problems 02 b 00 of the technology” 00 01 b 02 br 02 br 00 2. 02 br 02 br 01 b 00 3.
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- 02 b 00 “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the 01 b 00 problems 02 b 00 of the technology” 00 01 b 02 br 02 br 00 2.
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01 b 00 1. 02 b 00 “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the 01 b 00 problems 02 b 00 of the technology” 00 01 b 02 br
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00 2. 02 b 00 Here “Investigators of various stripes” refers to “Investigators of various 01 b 00 kinds 02 b 00 ”. 02 br
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01 b 00 1. 02 b 00 “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the 01 b 00 problems 02 b 00 of the technology” 00 01 b 02 br
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00 2. 02 b 00 Here “Investigators of various stripes” refers to “Investigators of various 01 b 00 kinds 02 b 00 ”. 02 br
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0 01 b 00 1. “And if other MRI usage is any indication” means “if other MRI usage indicates the effectiveness of the technology” 02 b 02 br
00 This means that other MRI use has proven to be expensive which means that the proposed use will probably also be expensive. 02 br
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01 b 00 2. Here “Investigators of various stripes” refers to “Investigators
00 This means that other MRI use has proven to be expensive which means that the proposed use will probably also be expensive. 02 br
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01 b 00 2. Here “Investigators of various stripes” refers to “Investigators
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1 b 00 Mister Micawber wrote the following post at Mon, Apr 14 2008 12:58 AM: 02 b 02 br
00 4. “when cheating is one step removed from cash” means 01 b 01 font 00 when cheating is not directly associated with money 02 font 00 . 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 RayH wrote the following post at Mon, Apr 14 2008 3:08
00 4. “when cheating is one step removed from cash” means 01 b 01 font 00 when cheating is not directly associated with money 02 font 00 . 02 b 02 br
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01 b 00 RayH wrote the following post at Mon, Apr 14 2008 3:08
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