Sentence examples for questionable numbers from inspiring English sources
On election night, no network had adequate sources in Florida who could tell them that they were relying on questionable numbers.
As a leader column in the Economist famously pointed out: "Questionable numbers have floated out of [his] office into the public debate like raw sewage".
He leans back in an Aeron chair, cocks one arm over its back, and confidently rains down figures and percentages and questionable numbers like heavenly manna.
Over the last few months, as welfare cuts have started, questionable numbers have floated out of Iain Duncan Smith's office into the public debate like raw sewage.
Citing circulation figures that many media buyers view as questionable — numbers padded by giveaways — he included it in his "Troubled Ten," a list of magazines on shaky ground).
But, as the Enron scandal demonstrated, reputation often matters less than short-term gain, and it also cuts both ways: turning a blind eye to questionable numbers can be a good way to get new business.
Tamanaha finds these and other "disreputable actions" understandable if not excusable given the structural situation: "A conscientious dean who refused to engage in questionable number reporting … risked not just her continued tenure as dean but the standing of her institution".
The junta says 90percentt of Thais support the coup — which is a questionable number, having come from their own surveys.
Unlike other analysts, who pooh-pooh the notion that they rely on questionable accounting numbers, Mr Willens claims that accounting conventions have real effects.
This year, even by the questionable official numbers, it is set to be the lowest (see chart).Distortions have been building for years under Ms Fernández and her late husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner.
Alex Taurel, deputy legislative director of the League of Conservation Voters, said in a statement that Murkowski's bill is "nothing more than a long-sought payout for Big Oil" and a proposal "built on phony revenue numbers, questionable demand and dangerous environmental waivers".
