Now I understand, thanks Mark

> The following list of phrases and their definitions will help
> you to understand that mysterious language of science and engineering
>

> "IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"... I didn't look up the original
> reference.

> "A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT"...These data are practically
> meaningless.

> "WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS
> TO THE QUESTIONS"... An unsuccessful experiment, but I still
> hope to get it published

> "THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY"...
> The other results didn't make any sense.

> "TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN"... This is the prettiest
> graph.

> "THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT REPORT"... I
> might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.

> "THE MOST RELIABLE RESULTS ARE OBTAINED BY JONES"...
> He was my graduate student; his grade depended on this.

> "IN MY EXPERIENCE"... once

> "IN CASE AFTER CASE"... Twice

> "IN A SERIES OF CASES"... Thrice

> "IT IS BELIEVED THAT"... I think.

> "IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT"... A couple of other
> guys think so too.

> "CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE"... Wrong.

> "ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS"... Rumor has it.
>

> "A STATISTICALLY ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE
> OF THESE FINDINGS"... A wild guess.

> "A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF ATTAINABLE DATA"... Three pages
> of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of beer.

> "IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED
> BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENA OCCURS"...
> I don't understand it.

> "AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES"... They don't
> understand it either.

> "THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE BLOTZ FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE EXPERIMENT
> AND TO ANDREA SCHAEFFER FOR VALUABLE DISCUSSIONS"... Mr. Boltz
> did the work and Ms. Shaeffer explained to me what it meant.

> "A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR EXPLORATORY STUDY"...
> A totally useless topic selected by my committee.

> "IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE FURTHER INVESTIGATION
> IN THIS FIELD"... I quit.

>