Yet this report, like so many, adopts a preposterous pretence of precise measurement which immediately arouses suspicion.
The mold cases center on the scientifically preposterous claim that mold is the cause of many human ailments.
The story of Joan's short life would be deemed preposterous if it had not actually happened.
The explanation given by Kano officials was as straightforward as it was preposterous and paranoid.
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The reform measures the SEC has endorsed to address the scandals that have surfaced are preposterous.
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The reputation of the industry was unblemished and allegations of wrongdoing were considered preposterous.
"It's almost like you have to pick a side, and I think that's preposterous, " Eppler said.
The idea of "universal service, " whereby the government spreads the fruits of technology, is preposterous.
What makes this court ruling even more preposterous is that these films are not recent films.
Once, it was preposterous to think that a woman could become the editor of the Times.
Environmentalists have said plans for a solar farm at the former Gedling Colliery site are "preposterous".
Free of the Parris Island terrors, I will declare that what Fisher prescribes is similarly preposterous.
Calvarese, who said he never has owned Lecere stock, called those claims false and preposterous.
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The idea is preposterous, similar to a retailer's believing that reducing prices doesn't help move merchandise.
And to have such a barrier at a time of labor shortages is truly preposterous.
Mrs Bachmann has a record of making factual mistakes, repeating untruths and adopting preposterous stances.
Certainly, as preposterous and bedeviling as the system seems, it is also deeply inspiring.
It might seem preposterous that portly passengers could negate the weight savings automakers are achieving.
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The notion that youngsters can't be taught reading in tandem with learning English is preposterous.
He said Sinn Fein claims that the McCartneys had been threatening towards other residents were preposterous.
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At the time, such a critique of the Israeli- Palestinian negotiations seemed preposterous to many.
Many conclude that a halt should have been called long ago to the whole preposterous enterprise.
Now, even the most superficial review of Shariah shows that statement to be preposterous and misleading.
Of course, as these stories progress, the nuances are less important than the preposterous promises.
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More preposterous: that Venezuelans put up with this oppression rather than fight for their right to light.
This is preposterous, since overall government support for universities has fallen precipitously in the last two decades.
To say that the U.S. economy couldn't bear the burden of these new bonds is utterly preposterous.
What was a silly narrative before the fiscal cliff deal, it is an embarrassingly preposterous narrative today.
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That is simply a preposterous assessment of our present threat conditions, to say nothing of the law.
If these movies existed, then surely whatever measly story was bubbling in my brain was not so preposterous.
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