The main obstacle for reliability evaluation in such a case is a "curse of dimensionality"—a great (huge) number of states of entire power station that should be analyzed.
The main obstacle for risk evaluation in such cases is a "curse of dimensionality" – a great number of states of entire power station that should be analyzed.
Cheng Li, of the Brookings Institution, believes that the Bo Xilai case will be "a curse if the Party pretends that its rule can remain as before, but a blessing if the Party decides to transform itself".
The Nobel Peace Prize can be a blessing -- as in the case of Mother Theresa -- or a curse, as in the case of Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin.
A rethink might be for the best, just in case the name does indeed carry a curse.
Versatility can be a curse, but in the case of Polly Bergen, who has died aged 84, it was a blessing.
Still, Nokia has prepped a "Curse of Silence" clean-up application – you know, just in case.
Overconfidence is a curse.
