The journal, says Silberman, dealt with peer reviewer concerns about the paper by dubbing it an "early report" to emphasize "its speculative nature" (p. 417).
I asked Dr. Larson about Dr. Shipman's essay, and I confess I expected he might object to its speculative nature.
But ironically, the early English Darwinists balked at the idea of evolutionary theory embracing abiogenesis because of its speculative nature (Farley 1972; Strick 1999).
Hendrikse cautioned that the exercise was mainly illustrative given its speculative nature and said the indications were for VW profits from ICE technology to fall sharply after 2020, reach breakeven by 2027 and lose money thereafter.
Due to its more speculative nature, should this section be called "Discussion" instead?
Despite the unavoidably speculative nature of its conclusions, the overall picture is quite compelling and will likely withstand the scrutiny of further experimental studies.
The German scholar's work was cast by some of his later biographers as an anachronism amidst the rising scientific empiricism of the 17thcentury, mainly due to the speculative nature of its claims and the irreproducibility of its experiments.
Despite the speculative nature of real estate E.T.F.'s, not all market watchers are ready to dismiss them, especially when they consider the investment alternatives — or lack thereof.
Despite the speculative nature of this proposition in the case of autism and PBDEs, the problem of widespread environmental chemical pollution poses a serious obstacle to identifying health effects.
The explosion in sports media, especially the online variety, is tailored with Savile Row perfection to the speculative nature of the draft and its buildup.
Some analysts said oil prices had been due for a correction, with the speculative nature of the markets one reason behind its recent rise.
