Even when we do make a decision, we tend to revisit or second guess it.
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"That's just sending somebody in to second guess the monetary policy decisions, " says McTeer.
But fundamentally, Marines are not the kind of people who are going to second guess the leadership.
Rather believes it's not just the administration trying to second guess what kind of information the public can take.
"I don't think the prime minister should be trying endlessly to second guess the decisions of those politicians to come up with the right answers, " he said.
Ms. Gatto wouldn't second guess that strategy after the verdict.
We prefer not to second guess the Fed, but we are wary of the prospect of taking big inflation risk down the road for what appears to be limited upside with jobs in the short term.
The problem with judging the winners and losers is that as an observer you have to second guess what the average voter wants - an aggressive exchange which might appeal to one viewer could prove a complete turn off for another.
We won't second guess his decision, since we don't know the exact terms of the deal (though apparently they were pretty bad), but you know what, TiVo is sort of in a life-or-death situation right now and might have to take what it can get if it wants to stick around.
Three recent cases affirm the right of the Tax Courtto second-guess the IRS on what's equitable.
Make no mistake: Steve Jobs had no intention of allowing consumers to second-guess their iPad 2 desires.
This gives enough time to practice and revise without so much time that you second-guess and forget.
Rather than interfere with and second-guess the market, the government should strengthen it.
Because she relies on instinct, she said she tries not to second-guess herself.
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On the one hand, judges are disinclined to second-guess federal agencies and interfere in settlements negotiated by two sophisticated parties.
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Then, after defense officials have performed their review, he thinks Congress ought to have the right to second-guess the department's decision.
And those manufacturers that are looking to second-guess Apple can no longer predict when hardware will be announced or reach the shops.
Christy Ferer, whose firefighter husband responding to the World Trade Center attack, said it served no purpose to try to second-guess authorities.
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"Federal courts have taken different views as to ... whether you can use a federal lawsuit to second-guess the FDA, " he added.
In its defence, the EBA had no power to second-guess national supervisors.
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Hours after Portman announced that he had reversed his position on same-sex marriage, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he would not second-guess him.
Announcers are never afraid to second-guess a coach for calling a passing play instead of a run, or a run instead of a punt.
In the recent past the Supreme Court has been reluctant to second-guess the police on how to execute warrants, giving them ever greater latitude.
You really have to second-guess any society that allows a handful of lunatics to wildly speculate in something so vital as the price of food.
The main one is that they know their stuff: educating outsiders to a level sufficient to second-guess the experts would take lots of time and money.
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"Having judges second-guess the decisions made by the armed forces halfway around the world is no way to wage a war, " David Rivkin said in a statement.
Lesson: be very reluctant to second-guess a master like Sondheim.
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Researchers performed eight studies to test the hypothesis that people with higher trust in their feelings will predict outcomes of future events better than those who second-guess their feelings.
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"You're trying to second-guess politicians and as an investor, that's a really bad position to be in, " says Alec Letchfield, head of U.K. equities for HSBC Global Asset Management in London.
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