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The guesswork of predicting the physical changes that occur during investment casting could soon become a science, according to an ongoing collaborative research project.

New research to improve prediction of physical changes in investment casting process

This lets you confirm the batten problem and gives your repairman access to the CMOS battery settings without the guesswork of using the key sequence.

HTU SOP for no-go

This approach is said to be new, as it eliminates much of the guesswork that goes into setting up complex tests, according to the company.

Event driven testing ware

This software helps eliminate guesswork in material selection and tool design.

Simulation software targets blister forming

To take some of the guesswork out of buying farm radio, the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) has produced an educational handbook called "Harvesting the Power of Farm Broadcasting.

Harvesting the Power of Farm Broadcasting

But with the remaining square footage available at MCCI, we plan to offer pre-built office suites because we ate attuned to what tenants want and expect We take the guesswork out of the equation; prospective tenants won't have to visualize--they'll the perfect move-in condition.

$50,000 offered to lease Melville building

Shilts commented, "The gay interpretation remains guesswork, |albeit eminently plausible.

Gays and rock--between the lines: April 7, 1976. (From the Advocate Archives)

For thinking adults, there will be a documentary on the life of the Virgin Mary, purporting to be historically based but full of unfounded guesswork such as claiming Jesus was a child of rape, a charge which dates back to second- century Jewish Talmud commentators.

So much for Britannia. (News in Brief: England)

Because one size fits all, there is no guesswork in choosing the correct size for resident fit.

Elbow suspension pad. (Wound Care)

Jim Forbes, Executive Producer for IDG Forums and Demo 2002, states, "Netliant takes the guesswork and time out of designing and building complex enterprise networks or storage systems.

NETLIANT UNVEILS GROUND-BREAKING STORAGE NETWORK PRODUCT

The new plan, MediKey [SM], takes the guesswork out of coding and protects earnings with special low-cost Billing Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance, available to healthcare providers and facilities that enroll in the compliance plan.

Billing insurance

The Windows 2000 Detail by Publisher, Windows 2000 Software Compatibility and Hardware Criteria reports take out much of the guesswork associated with a migration to Windows 2000.