Word: predictably
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...seemed to show that Galton was right, though Galton had gone too far. Says Introducer J. B. S. Haldane: "An analysis of the cases shows not the slightest evidence of freedom of the will in the ordinary sense of that word. . . . Taking the record of any criminal, we could predict the behavior of a monozygotic (identical: born from the same fertilized egg) twin placed in the same environment. Crime is destiny." Professor Lange respects his own conclusions, says that so far as the causes of crime are concerned, "inherited tendencies play a predominant part. . . . Heredity does play a role...
...gold nugget in the H--Y--P President's Agreement of the early twenties was its ban on inter sectionalism: and the Princetonian of that day hailed the passing of cross-country rivalry "as a mark of progress." We lament its return as a mark of regress, and predict that in the far distant, but far saner future only natural rivals will do battle...
...Bureau officials had foreseen these storms, but had not warned the public. Last week they explained why: it is impossible to tell just where tornadoes will strike, therefore "to predict them would cause more trouble by the unjustified anxiety aroused than is likely to be done by a tornado itself." To this the New York Telegram retorted editorially...
...Manhattan last week the American Statistical Association held a banquet, heard six noted statisticians attempt to predict the future of Business and the Market. Three of the speakers said neither the Market nor Business has reached a bottom; one said the present may be the bottom; two were vague...
...predictions this week although they are up to their usual standard of correctness do not include as many games since I have been a very busy man these last few days. The Maine police have called upon me to predict the spot where they will find Kaufmann and I could not turn them down. After a few more investigations I will make my decree known. While I have been busied with my bloodhounds I have foud time to give you today's scores: Harvard 20 Holy Cross 6 Yale 26 Princeton 0 Dartmouth 21 Cornell 7 Minnesota 6 Michigan...