Data is often delayed by many months or incomplete and projections can prove wide off the mark.

数据常常会滞后数月或不全面，因而预估值亦可能与实际数字相去甚远。

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Given how wide off the mark their predictions usually land, you may already be skeptical of the forecasts of Wall Street's finest Pollyannas.

考虑到他们预测通常的离谱程度，你可能已经对华尔街这帮乐观天使的预期抱怀疑态度了。

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There was a dramatic finish in which replacement fly-half James Arlidge and full-back Tovey each had drop-goal attempts charged down while the latter's final attempt drifted wide for Tom James to mark and kick off the field.

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The Devils got that one back 2:07 later when Mark Fayne's shot from the right point sailed wide but deflected in off of Bernier, who was battling Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers for position to the left of the net.

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