Indeed, by taking several cores, progressively further from the coastal dune, and seeing how far a sand layer extends, he can make a good guess at how powerful a passing hurricane was.

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They make at least a guess at demand locally and then supply just that amount.

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For popular connections, such as New York to London or London to Hong Kong, however, there are enough bids to make a pretty fair guess at the best price.

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Just tap and hold on an app and drag it over another app to make a folder -- iOS even takes a guess at a name for you.

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Or for those who think they can make a better guess than ICM can at what names will attract traffic.

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There could still be further cases to follow, but we're not in a position at the moment to make any guess on numbers.

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At a guess, the State Department is keeping it on its list in order to make its removal a bonus to offer if and when a Syrian-Israeli peace deal swims into near vision.

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