Their predictions turned out to be wide of the mark.

他们的预测后来发现太离谱了。

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However, reports that his injury could blight the rest of Walcott's career appear to be wide of the mark.

但是，报告说，他的伤势可能会枯萎病其余的沃尔科特的职业生涯似乎是不着边际。

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In short, fears that in-flight telephony will be a nuisance, rather than a benefit, seem to be wide of the mark.

总之，在飞行过程中通电话是件令人讨厌的事情，而不会有任何好处，对于这种担忧其实是离谱的。

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Claims that criminals can be identified by imaging their brains, or that there could be a gene for psychopathy are "wide of the mark", it says.

BBC: Age of criminal responsibility 'too low', experts say

However a recent report by the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee denied that figure, quoting Culture Minister Ed Vaizey as saying the estimate was "very wide of the mark" and that a "truer picture would be about a 10th of that".

BBC: Jeanette Winterson calls for library expansion

"His tennis may be nearly faultless but Roger Federer proved once again that his fashion sense often lands wide of the mark, " quipped Britain's Daily Telegraph.

CNN: Tennis fashion brands serve up a healthy return for players