It's often surmised that the impossibility of art adequately representing the horror of the camps ("there can be no poetry after Auschwitz," runs philosopher Theodor Adorno's famous pronouncement) is at the heart of the painter's lifelong interrogation of his medium's condition.
Perhaps this is because, as Mr. Burr surmises, "the trouble with science is that, as a rule, oddity among scientists -- perfume obsessions, strange work habits -- is often indistinguishable from inefficiency.
The company I work for has long conducted "employee engagement" surveys, supposedly confidential, but because many teams are small, supervisors often surmise who answered what.
The surmises are often plausible.
One may surmise, therefore, that police officers are often in a state of psychological overload, faced with a multitude of difficult and challenging work demands.
Looking at several objective measures, however, we can surmise that the secret lives of our pets are often boring, frustrating and lonely.
They surmised that, whereas childhood vaccination was a pillar of public health provision, adult vaccination was often overlooked.
Some people close to the speaker surmised that he and his staff would be much more open to negotiating with Mr. Bloomberg than Mr. Giuliani, who was often disdainful of the Assembly members and attacked Mr. Silver after Sept. 11.
He surmises that attendance is strong because there is no charge for the picnic -- it's "bring your own" -- and because Southampton natives are often more laid-back than their famously clannish East Hampton cousins.
