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Discover LudwigThe phrase "could be unreliable" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when discussing the potential lack of reliability of a person, source, or piece of information. Example: "The data from this study could be unreliable due to the small sample size."
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Because it was so close, the wind could be unreliable.
But from February to September, he could be unreliable and unpredictable.
Political insiders cautioned that the polls could be unreliable, given the millions of new voters expected this year and the increasing number who hang up when pollsters call.
Long before the polo deaths, federal regulators and veterinary groups were warning that the drugs made by such pharmacies could be unreliable and unsafe.
Those tallies were based on information from sources including the activists on the ground in Syria, lawyers, and health workers in civilian and military hospitals, rather than from combatants whose estimates could be unreliable.
Researchers said the data should be interpreted with caution because the prediabetes and diabetes status of the adolescents was based on a single test of each participant's fasting blood glucose level, which could be unreliable in children if they had not fasted for at least 8 hours before taking the test.
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Even when the informants could recall accurate details of the deceased's life events, the data could still be unreliable due to factors including deliberately withholding information or distortions due to the informants' emotional state [ 48].
However, as cardiology trainees in Denmark do not systematically keep track of the amount of examinations performed, these self-reported numbers are an estimate and could thus be unreliable.
Usually, the third leg is one where a coach might try to hide an uncertain sprinter, but neither of these runners could be called unreliable.
Critics of the new limits said blood tests could be an unreliable measure of whether drivers were truly impaired, and are worried that the system may lead to wrongful convictions.
First, some users do not provide their position and the IP-based geolocation could be quite unreliable [66].
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