theory
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Tentative results this year now support this theory.
From BBC
That in theory gives it the right to grant a license to whomever it wants, though the industry is so new that some legal questions remain unanswered.
The family has long maintained the police's theories were attempts to cover up their role in his abduction.
From BBC
The focus, Mr. Thaler writes, was on “on economics anomalies, which would be defined as empirical observations that were inconsistent with standard economic theory.”
This unexpected result suggests that current theories about stars with extremely low metal content may need to be revised.
From Science Daily
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