The purpose set forth at the beginning of this book was first to introduce the reader to a general background knowledge of the various types and capabilities of the forecasting methods already in use, so that he might then be in a position to evaluate for himself the validity of the rather astonishing empirical correlation that is to follow, and to appraise the forecast that its interpretation suggests for the future of farm prices over the years immediately ahead.

Jane Chance ( Professor of English, Rice University ) in her 1980 article " The Structural Unity of Beowulf: The Problem of Grendel's Mother " argued that there are two standard interpretations of the poem: one view which suggests a two-part structure ( i. e., the poem is divided between Beowulf's battles with Grendel and with the dragon ) and the other, a three-part structure ( this interpretation argues that Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother is structurally separate from his battle with Grendel ).

The term ' Copenhagen interpretation ' suggests something more than just a spirit, such as some definite set of rules for interpreting the mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics, presumably dating back to the 1920s.

The above proof suggests another interpretation of the Cauchy – Riemann equations.

Although expressed in terms of coordinates, the result is invariant under orthogonal transformations, as the physical interpretation suggests.

Freud suggests that Hamlet's apparent " distaste for sexuality "— articulated in his " nunnery " conversation with Ophelia — accords with this interpretation.

Justin's mention of the fire on the Jordan without comment suggests that he was relying on an intermediate source for these gospel quotations, and his literal interpretation of a pseudo-etymology of the Hebrew word Satan indicates a dependence on a testimony source with a knowledge of Hebrew, which was probably the Dialogue of Jason and Papiscus.

Although critics have claimed that the photograph is of a dog swimming towards the camera ( possibly carrying a stick ), researcher Roland Watson rejects this interpretation and suggests there is an eel-like head on the right side of the image.

Another recent interpretation, based on the frequencies of the syllabic signs and on complete palaeographic comparative studies, suggests that the Minoan Linear A language belongs to the Indo-Iranian family of Indo-European languages.

Dick's former wife Tessa claims that the published screenplay " has been heavily edited, and others have added material to the screenplay that Phil wrote ", though she suggests that " film producers really ought to take a look at the author ’ s own screenplay before embarking upon their journey of interpretation ".

A pre Gaelic interpretation of the name as Athfocla meaning ' north pass ' or ' north way ', as in gateway to Moray, suggests that the Gaelic Athfotla may be a Gaelic misreading of the miniscule c for t.

This line of interpretation suggests that a more sympathetic reading of Whorf would lead to a greater understanding of the subtleties in Whorf's use of terminology and consequently to resolving some of the apparent self contradication noted by Whorf's critics.

The director and critic René Clair writing in 1929 makes a clear distinction between film dialogue and film noise and very clearly suggests that noise can have meaning and be interpreted: "... it is possible that an interpretation of noises may have more of a future in it.

* In quantum mechanics, the many-worlds interpretation suggests that every seemingly random quantum event with a non-zero probability actually occurs in all possible ways in different " worlds ", so that history is constantly branching into different alternatives.

R. A. Young wrote: " Wiberg suggests that the early Greeks knew of the circulation, and quotes a passage from one of the Hippocratic writings which would bear that interpretation.

Another interpretation, by art historian Merlin Stone, suggests the use of venom rather than ethylene.

Because no postcranial remains ( bones below the skull ) have been discovered, it is as of yet unknown whether Sahelanthropus tchadensis was indeed bipedal or two-footed, although claims for an anteriorly placed foramen magnum suggests that this may have been the case, some paleontologists have disputed this interpretation of the basicranium.

The original ending was intentionally left open for the audience ’ s interpretation, though considering the depth he's swam down to it suggests that he would be unlikely to make it back to the surface alive in normal circumstances.

Rudolf Simek suggests valkyries were likely originally viewed as " demons of the dead to whom warriors slained on the battlefield belonged ", and that a shift in interpretation of the valkyries may have occurred " when the concept of Valhalla changed from a battlefield to a warrior's paradise ".

A literal interpretation of suggests that the present population of the world was descended from Noah's three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

Finally, one modern interpretation suggests that the smaller size of Christ helps to illustrate his feebleness while in his state of death ; no longer living, he now appears small in his mother's arms.

Cook first suggested that the single vein closed by a nail or plug referred to the lost-wax method of casting ; Robert Graves ( whose interpretation of Greek mythology is controversial among many scholars ) suggests that this myth is based on a misinterpretation of an image of Athena demonstrating the process of lost-wax casting of steel, which Daedalus would have brought to Sardinia.

Plowman suggests that the castle was intended to be entered from the north end of the Lower Court, passing through the ornamental gardens, with travellers then entering through the gate by the Prison Tower-in this interpretation, more of a barbican than a tower-and then up into the Inner Court.

Four temperaments is a proto-psychological interpretation of the ancient medical concept of humorism and suggests that four bodily fluids affect human personality traits and behaviors.

But as a stimulating, provocative interpretation of the broad sweep of English development it is incomparable.

Some of the poetic cadence of the older version certainly is lost in the newer one, but almost anyone, with a fair knowledge of the English language, can understand the meaning, without the necessity of interpretation by a Biblical scholar.

Additionally, the academics, who themselves tend to eschew any attempt at interpretation, complained that the English translations were usually of poor quality, seemed to display little or no knowledge of 16th-century French, were tendentious and, at worst, were sometimes twisted to fit the events to which they were supposed to refer ( or vice versa ).

The term, which was spelled semeiotics, derives from the Greek σημειωτικός, ( sēmeiōtikos ), " observant of signs " ( from σημεῖον-sēmeion, " a sign, a mark ") and it was first used in English by Henry Stubbes in a very precise sense to denote the branch of medical science relating to the interpretation of signs.

Another important issue is that Miller asks for an interpretation of what the " average " person finds offensive, rather than what the more sensitive persons in the community are offended by, as obscenity was defined by the previous test, the Hicklin test, stemming from the English precedent.

The work of German philosopher Jürgen Habermas was central to this emerging social interpretation ; his seminal work The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere ( published under the title Strukturwandel der Öffentlicheit in 1962 ) was translated into English in 1989.

Although there is little doubt that the writers of the Second Amendment were heavily influenced by the English Bill of Rights, it is a matter of interpretation as to whether they were intent on preserving the power to regulate arms to the states over the federal government ( as the English Parliament had reserved for itself against the monarch ) or whether it was intent on creating a new right akin to the right of others written into the Constitution ( as the Supreme Court recently decided ).

The name Mercia is Old English for " boundary folk " ( see Welsh Marches ), and the traditional interpretation is that the kingdom originated along the frontier between the native Welsh and the Anglo-Saxon invaders.

The French UN delegation insisted on this interpretation at the time, but both English and French are the Secretariat's working languages.

In the 17th century the English physician Sir Thomas Browne wrote a short tract upon the interpretation of dreams.

Opus Dei retained some of the original song's English lyrics, but was delivered in a musical style that left the meaning of the lyrics open to further interpretation.

However, the V-T Theory does not provide an entirely satisfactory framework of interpretation as clearly shown in the case of modern English with its universal ' you ' instead of a grammatical V-T binary system.

An interpretation of the work was performed by the English Chamber Choir at Your Country Needs You, an evening of " voices in opposition to war " organised by The Crass Collective in November 2002.

Sting ’ s musical interpretation of this English Renaissance composer and his cooperation with Edin Karamazov brought him significant recognition in classical music circles.

Pokorny's interpretation also supports " to fasten, strengthen ", which may be found in Latin moenia " city wall, fortification ", and in an antonymic form, Old English ( ge ) maere " border, boundary-post ".

Websters 1913 Revised Unabridged Dictionary lists this version of pussy as an alternate spelling of " pursy ", an otherwise obsolete English word meaning " fat and short-breathed ; fat, short, and thick ; swelled with pampering ..." The interpretation is often misconstrued, as it contains multiple meanings which some consider derogatory.

This means that if something in the English Code is unclear or its interpretation ambiguous, the French version is decisive, and if there is something unclear in the French Code, the English version is decisive.

The literary task which he set before him was the interpretation in English verse of the life and philosophy of the East.

He did concede to the Puritans by allowing them to create the " King James Bible " that was an " English " translation and interpretation of the Bible.

* 神 " Shin " or " kami " means god or spirit-the English interpretation of " spirit " works better as " Nine Gods God School " sounds redundant and creates problems in comprehension.

This interpretation was originally put across in the work of nineteenth century constitutionalists such as Walter Bagehot, who described the Cabinet as the ' efficient secret ' of the British political system in his book The English Constitution.