A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occur and thus confirms its own 'accuracy.'
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Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction.
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If I know you're very good in music, I can predict with just about zero accuracy whether you're going to be good or bad in other things.
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I'm convinced you can combine this with reporting integrity and accuracy.
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I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.
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I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one.
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How or by what magic is it, that we convey our thoughts to one another with such case and accuracy?
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Employ every economy consistent with thoroughness, accuracy and reliability.
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Because of recent improvements in the accuracy of theoretical predictions based on large scale ab initio quantum mechanical calculations, meaningful comparisons between theoretical and experimental findings have become possible.
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Accuracy is, in every case, advantageous to beauty, and just reasoning to delicate sentiment. In vain would we exalt the one by depreciating the other.
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A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
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Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
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If I were to pick one outstanding aspect of his bowling, it would be his accuracy.
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It captured ten times more information and it had millisecond accuracy.
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I would have never gone forward with any of this if I wasn't 100 percent sure of its accuracy.
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The enhanced accuracy is well worth the small fee [under $100] that you pay.
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I'd check that for accuracy because I think that's untrue.
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Its thoroughness and accuracy can then be debated.
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He's a really big guy. He has a great arm and has great accuracy. He looks impressive on tape.
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